Tension Grows Over Australia’s Rejection of Chinese Tech GiantA spokesman for Attorney-General Nicola Roxon told AAP the NBN was the “backbone of Australia’s information infrastructure'' and as such the government had a responsibility.Friends Read FreeCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveThe head office of Chinese telecom giant Huawei in Shenzhen, on Feb. 21, 2011. STR/AFP/Getty ImagesBy Sonya Bryskine3/29/2012Updated: 10/1/2015Print