China's Huawei will host a series of "town hall meetings" across the country as it seeks to capitalise on the UK's decision to approve the use of the company's telecommunications equipment in its 5G networks and have its Australia ban overturned.

Next month's forums come amid tensions between Australia and Britain over UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to allow Huawei into its 5G network, which resulted in the cancellation of a planned trip by the Australian government's intelligence and security committee late last week.

Huawei will host a series of public forums to let Australians form their own view on the company. Credit:AP

Huawei's chief security officer in the US, Andy Purdy, will fly to Australia for the forums, which are set to take place in mid-March across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra. Each session will include a presentation and an open on-the-record discussion between invited guests and members of the public with staff and non-Huawei speakers from businesses or charities who work directly with the company.

The forums, titled "Let's Talk Huawei", will eventually expand to regional areas and will be supplemented with podcasts available on the Huawei Hub website. The telecoms giant will also use its sponsorship of rugby league team Canberra Raiders to publicise the events.