Huawei says US ‘unreasonable restrictions’ infringe on its rights

Guests and journalists attend the Huawei database and storage product launch during a press conference at the Huawei Beijing Executive Briefing Centre in Beijing on May 15, 2019. AFP

BEIJING — Huawei on Thursday said “unreasonable restrictions” by the United States infringe on its rights after President Donald Trump barred US companies from using foreign telecoms equipment — a move that appeared aimed at the Chinese firm.

“Restricting Huawei from doing business in the US will not make the US more secure or stronger; instead, this will only serve to limit the US to inferior yet more expensive alternatives,” the telecom giant said in a statement.

“In addition, unreasonable restrictions will infringe upon Huawei’s rights and raise other serious legal issues,” the statement said.