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New Zealand Treads Where Others Fear With China's Huawei

China's Huawei Technologies Co. has had a rough time persuading countries from the U.S. to Australia that its latest communications gear doesn't pose a national security risk.At least one small nation in the south Pacific isn't too worried. New Zealand's biggest telephone company, Telecom Corp. of New Zealand (TEL.NZ), this week awarded Huawei a contract to build its new nationwide wireless network--and the government barely raised an eyebrow.All Telecommunications Minister Amy Adams had to say was that the Wellington-based administration would work with operators and suppliers to tackle security concerns if any were identified, and that the government didn't comment on individual companies.Some 4162 kilometers northwest across the water, in Australia, it's been a different story.The government in Canberra flatly cited national-interest concerns for its decision last year to stop a Huawei unit tendering for contracts linked to the nation's 36 billion Australian dollar (US$38 billion) b...

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