Beijing: Huawei on Thursday said "unreasonable restrictions" by the United States infringe on its rights after President Donald Trump barred US companies from using foreign telecoms equipment - a move that appeared aimed at the Chinese firm.
"Restricting Huawei from doing business in the US will not make the US more secure or stronger; instead, this will only serve to limit the US to inferior yet more expensive alternatives," the telecom giant said in a statement.
"In addition, unreasonable restrictions will infringe upon Huawei's rights and raise other serious legal issues," the statement said.
China has also warned retaliation for US President Donald Trump's order that effectively barred Chinese telecom giant Huawei from the US market, saying Beijing will take necessary measures to safeguard rights and interest of its business firms.
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Huawei is already fighting a major legal battle against the US to stave off the extradition of its CFO Meng Wanzhou, who has been arrested in Canada, to face prosecution for violations of American sanctions against Iran.
Meng, the daughter of Huawei owner Ren Zhengfei, has been accused of misleading banks about the company's business dealings there.
Huawei alleges that the US is stifling its business as it has emerged as a major competitor for the next generation 5G telecom technology.
In the media briefing, Lu while replying to a question whether China views Trump's move as a major escalation of the trade war, said, "we are opposed to other countries making every issue national security and using that as a pretext to suppress other businesses”.
"China will defend its business' rights and interests. As for China's view on the executive order (of Trump) we can say that nobody says this as a constructive and friendly gesture," he said.
