China Pledges to Take Necessary Measures to Protect its Companies After Restrictions on Huawei

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said that Beijing will take “all necessary measures” to protect the legitimate interests of its companies, in response to the US move this week to tighten restrictions on Huawei.

The administration of US President Donald Trump expanded the restrictions announced in May aimed at preventing the Chinese telecommunications equipment giant from acquiring semiconductors without a special license. It also added 38 Huawei companies in 21 countries to the US government’s economic blacklist, as part of measures to prevent the company from accessing commercially available electronic chips.

“The American side must correct its erroneous actions immediately,” the ministry said in a statement posted on its website, without revealing details about how it might respond to the American move.