Top Huawei executive Walter Ji says gov't "got it wrong" in banning telco from 5G rollout - "we are trusted, we are safe"

Huawei western Europe chief Walter Ji says the Federal Government got it wrong a year ago when it banned the Chinese telco giant from supplying equipment to Australia's 5G mobile network.

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Asked by ABC's Peter Ryan if Huawei took any direction from the Chinese government or handed over sensitive intelligence data to Beijing, Mr Ji said: "of course not. We are trusted. Australia can trust Huawei and we are safe". 

Listen to the interview from this morning's AM

Walter Ji in the AM studio - by Peter Ryan