Huawei, Trump's new target in his trade war with China: banned his technology for security reasons

WASHINGTON.- The days pbad and the
the tension does not give. A few days after the actual increase of tariffs on products
Chinese entering

United States

and after the government of

Xi Jinping

would respond with the same currency and would also increase the costs of
American products, yesterday the president

Donald Trump

banned the Chinese society

Huawei

Technologies Co Ltd acquired a key technology without special authorization and vetoed equipment in the country's telecommunications network for reasons of national security.

So, the new Republican coup
The Asian giant does nothing but shows that he is not willing to yield to the pressure. Thus, the president threatens the company's production worldwide, while the measures threaten the ability of Huawei – the world's largest telecom equipment manufacturer – to continue selling in large quantities because of its dependence on US suppliers.

Washington

believes that the phones and network equipment manufactured by Huawei (which generated a business turnover of $ 93 billion in 2018) for telecommunications companies could be used by the Chinese state for purposes of # 39; espionage.

However, the firm, which denied the accusations several times, said in a statement that "to prevent Huawei from doing business in the United States will not make the country safer or stronger, but will only serve to limit the United States at lower and more expensive alternatives, delaying the deployment of the 5G network ". "In addition, irrational restrictions will violate Huawei's rights and will pose other serious legal problems," he added.

In the measure taken yesterday, Trump has signed a national emergency order prohibiting US companies from using telecommunications equipment manufactured by companies posing a security risk. But this determination could also affect stocks of Huawei's leading US suppliers, including processors Qualcomm Inc. and Broadcom Inc.

The decree invokes the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which gives the president the power to regulate trade in response to a national emergency that threatens the United States.

This new Republican provision comes at a time when

China

and the United States is engaged in a trade war against reciprocal tariffs.

The answer

Today, a few hours after hearing the news, China has warned the United States that Huawei's ban could further "damage" trade relations between the two countries. "We urge the United States to end its wrong actions […] avoid further damage to economic and trade relations between China and the United States, "said the spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce, Gao Feng.

He also badured that he was against unilateral measures against any Chinese entity and that the government would take measures to "safeguard the legitimate interests of the companies".

Meanwhile, Lu Kang, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, lamented "the abuse of export control measures" and said Beijing would take "further steps to protect with determination rights and legitimate interests." Chinese companies ".

Huawei, the world's largest manufacturer of telephony and Internet companies, has been fighting for a decade against accusations of facilitating Chinese espionage. In fact, last December and in this context, Canada arrested the company's chief financial officer and founder's daughter, Meng Wanzhou, for allegedly violating Washington's sanctions against Iran and forging commercial relations. United States had requested his extradition. He was released a few days after paying a millionaire surety.

Reuters, AP and AFP agencies