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Beijing
China berated the United States for “bullying” Huawei on Thursday as Panasonic joined a parade of foreign companies reviewing their ties with the telecom giant after a US ban linked to security concerns.
Beijing also warned that Washington must show “sincerity” for trade talks to resume after President Donald Trump’s moves against Huawei stoked tensions between the world’s top two economies.
Commerce ministry spokesman Gao Feng said China has lodged “solemn representations” with Washington, warning that the Chinese government has the “confidence and ability to protect the lawful rights and interests of Chinese companies.”
“The US use of state power to arbitrarily exert pressure on a private Chinese company like Huawei is typical economic bullying,” Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Wednesday.
Wang warned that Beijing was ready to “fight to the very end” in its trade war with Washington.
Huawei was dealt a new blow as Japan’s Panasonic announced it would stop supplying some components to the company.
In an official statement emailed to AFP, Panasonic said it had announced in an “internal notification” that it would “suspend transactions with Huawei and its 68 affiliates that were banned by the US government”.
It declined to comment on “other transactions that are not banned by the US”.
When asked for its response, Huawei pointed to a statement on Panasonic’s Chinese website that said the firm was supplying Huawei “normally” and “strictly abiding by the relevant laws and regulations of countries and regions where Panasonic is present”.
Japanese firm Toshiba also announced it was temporarily halting shipments to Huawei to check whether US-made parts were involved, in order to comply with Washington’s new restrictions.
Later Toshiba said it had resumed shipments of some products after confirming they did not use US parts while checks were continuing on other shipments.
The moves came a day after major Japanese and British mobile carriers said they would delay releasing new Huawei handsets, upping the pressure on the world’s second-largest smartphone manufacturer.
Beijing
China berated the United States for “bullying” Huawei on Thursday as Panasonic joined a parade of foreign companies reviewing their ties with the telecom giant after a US ban linked to security concerns.
Beijing also warned that Washington must show “sincerity” for trade talks to resume after President Donald Trump’s moves against Huawei stoked tensions between the world’s top two economies.
Commerce ministry spokesman Gao Feng said China has lodged “solemn representations” with Washington, warning that the Chinese government has the “confidence and ability to protect the lawful rights and interests of Chinese companies.”
“The US use of state power to arbitrarily exert pressure on a private Chinese company like Huawei is typical economic bullying,” Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Wednesday.
Wang warned that Beijing was ready to “fight to the very end” in its trade war with Washington.
Huawei was dealt a new blow as Japan’s Panasonic announced it would stop supplying some components to the company.
In an official statement emailed to AFP, Panasonic said it had announced in an “internal notification” that it would “suspend transactions with Huawei and its 68 affiliates that were banned by the US government”.
It declined to comment on “other transactions that are not banned by the US”.
When asked for its response, Huawei pointed to a statement on Panasonic’s Chinese website that said the firm was supplying Huawei “normally” and “strictly abiding by the relevant laws and regulations of countries and regions where Panasonic is present”.
Japanese firm Toshiba also announced it was temporarily halting shipments to Huawei to check whether US-made parts were involved, in order to comply with Washington’s new restrictions.
Later Toshiba said it had resumed shipments of some products after confirming they did not use US parts while checks were continuing on other shipments.
The moves came a day after major Japanese and British mobile carriers said they would delay releasing new Huawei handsets, upping the pressure on the world’s second-largest smartphone manufacturer.
