Huawei prepares to sue US government over proposed ban: report
- The world’s largest telecoms equipment supplier looks to contest US move to ban federal agencies from using the firm’s products
Huawei Technologies, the world’s largest telecommunications equipment supplier, plans to announce a lawsuit against the United States government on Thursday on grounds related to a defence bill, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Shenzhen-based Huawei is preparing to sue the US government in a court in Texas by challenging an addition to the country’s National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA) signed last year, according to the source.
The new NDAA act, which Beijing had condemned as targeting China, controlled US government contracts with Chinese companies, including Huawei, and strengthened the role of the panel that reviews foreign investment proposals.
The New York Times first reported Huawei’s planned legal move on Monday, citing two people familiar with the matter.
Huawei declined to comment. It had invited Reuters and other international media to a press conference at its headquarters in the Chinese coastal city of Shenzhen on Thursday.