China’s Huawei Top Sponsor of Australian Politicians’ Overseas Trips

China’s Huawei Top Sponsor of Australian Politicians’ Overseas Trips
The Huawei logo is seen during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on February 26, 2018. Yves Herman/File Photo/Reuters
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MELBOURNE/SYDNEY—Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is the biggest corporate sponsor of overseas travel for Australian politicians, according to an analysis of travel disclosure registers by an Australian think-tank.

The report comes as several politicians have called for Huawei to be banned from participating in a roll-out of Australia’s 5G next-generation communications network, amid fears the company is effectively controlled by the Chinese government.