China blasts US blacklisting of Huawei as trade tensions rise
The move bans it from acquiring components and technology from US firms without prior govt approval
Beijing
CHINA on Thursday slammed a decision by the US government to put telecom equipment giant Huawei on a blacklist and said it will take steps to protect its companies, in a further test of ties as the economic heavyweights clash over trade.
China is strongly against other countries imposing unilateral sanctions on Chinese entities, a Commerce Ministry spokesman said, stressing that Washington should avoid further damaging Sino-US trade relations.
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