The Chinese government has reacted angrily to the Australian government's decision to bar Huawei from Australia’s 5G network, saying it was “gravely concerned”.

Huawei has been angling to build 5G infrastructure in Australia. Credit:AP

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said Australia should drop its “discriminatory measures” and instead encourage cooperation between Australian and Chinese enterprises because it benefited Australian consumers.

“Instead of exploiting all kinds of excuses to create hurdles and taking discriminatory measures, we urge the Australian side to abandon ideological biases and create a sound environment” for competition, Mr Lu said.

The Chinese government was “gravely concerned about the statement issued by the Australian government.”