Technology: China vows to take appropriate action to protect Huawei from been cut off from global chip makers



On Friday, Washington stepped up sanctions against the firm at the core of US intelligence charges, cutting Huawei off from global chip makers.

However, China said on Sunday that it will take appropriate measures to protect Huawei and other companies after the United States imposed new limits on the import of tech giant semiconductor equipment.

China will take all necessary measures to resolutely protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese firms,” the Ministry of Commerce said on Sunday.

China urges the US to immediately cease its wrong actions, the ministry added, calling the restrictions a “serious threat to global supply chains.”

The threat of retaliation comes a day after Beijing condemned the US move as “unreasonable suppression of Huawei and Chinese enterprises.”


The US Commerce Department said Friday its new sanctions would “narrowly and strategically target Huawei’s acquisition of semiconductors that are the direct product of certain US software and technology.”

U.S. authorities have regularly accused China's technological giant of stealing American commercial secrets and promoting China's spying activities, raising tensions with the asian super-power as both sides remain involved in a long-suffering trade war.

As a result, Huawei has increasingly relied on domestically manufactured technology, but the latest rules will also ban foreign firms that use US technology from shipping semiconductors to Huawei without US permission.

The new restrictions will cut off Huawei’s access to one of its major suppliers, the Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC, which also manufactures chips for Apple and other tech firms.

In the main time, Huawei has not yet responded to requests for comment.