"By preventing American companies from doing business with Huawei, the [US] government will directly harm more than 1,200 US companies. This will affect tens of thousands of American jobs", Song said at a press conference.
The statement comes after the Chinese tech giant filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in order to fight the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed by US President Donald Trump earlier this month.
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The executive order added Huawei and its 70 affiliates to a trade blacklist, thereby restricting the company's activity in the United States.
Several countries have accused Huawei of being sponsored by the Chinese state and spying on its behalf through its devices. Last year, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the United States banned the company from participating in government contracts due to security concerns. Huawei has refuted the accusations.
