Biased article because Xenophon (the co-author) is paid to shill for the CCP's Huwai.<p><a href="https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2019/12/xenophon-welcomes-his-new-ccp-overlords/" rel="nofollow">https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2019/12/xenophon-welcomes-h...</a><p>Huwai might be cheapest supplier for national comms infrastructure because it's a "loss leader" playing the long game for the more lucrative foreign political influence in the future.<p><a href="https://theconversation.com/huawei-and-the-nbn-beware-the-long-arm-of-the-ccp-6158" rel="nofollow">https://theconversation.com/huawei-and-the-nbn-beware-the-lo...</a><p>Which makes sense if the CIA's claim is true, stating that the CCP military is funding Huwai<p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/04/20/cia-offers-proof-huawei-has-been-funded-by-chinas-military-and-intelligence/#7a75bfef7208" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/04/20/cia-offer...</a>