In response to an aticle published by on September 5 2009 titled , (see the ) Huawei Australia’s managing director, Guo Fulin, said the claims made in the report are "totally without foundation and based purely on unsubstantiated allegations."

The article claimed Huawei employees in Sydney and Melbourne approached ASIO with concerns the company is employing Chinese nationals as technicians in Australia who have direct links to China’s People's Liberation Army.

"The articles falsely accuse Huawei of engaging in espionage activities and offer no proof to support this charge," Fulin wrote.

Fulin addressed the response letter to the Editor of , Paul Whittaker.

"The articles also say that Huawei is currently being investigated by ASIO. We are not aware of any investigation. However, we can be certain that any review would find the allegations that are the focus of your articles to be baseless."