Huawei said that it is suing the United States of America in a bid to oppose the country’s decision to bar government agencies from purchasing their equipment citing security threat. The Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics manufacturer made the revelation on Thursday.
As part of its most aggressive move yet, Huawei has filed a lawsuit in a US District Court in Plano, Texas, throwing down the gauntlet to a 2019 US defense bill that restricts federal agencies from getting their hands on Huawei-branded products as well as its services.
The new US law even prevents US government agencies from collaborating with third parties that buy products or services from Huawei.
In his latest statement, Huawei’s rotating chairman Guo Ping pointed out that the US Congress hasn’t been able to support its decision to ban Huawei products with sufficient shreds of evidence. As a result, the company is left with no choice but to take this legal action.
“If this law is set aside, as it should be, Huawei can bring more advanced technologies to the United States and help it build the best 5G networks,” Guo Ping added.
According to the United States, equipment manufactured by Huawei is highly likely to be exploited by the Chinese Communist government in order to keep other countries under surveillance and interfere with crucial communications.
While the world gears up for the hotly-anticipated arrival of ultra-fast 5G telecommunications, Washington is persuading the government to stand aloof from the company. The 5G telecommunication can be deemed as an improvement that Huawei was slated to lead.
Responding in retaliation, Huawei has initiated an aggressive PR campaign. Keeping in line with that, reclusive founder Ren Zhengfei has been debunking the apprehensions in a slew of foreign media interviews.
Taking its campaign of flattery to the next level, Huawei invited news organizations on a reticent tour of its mammoth production lines along with its research and development facilities that are located in southern Guangdong province.
Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, Ren’s daughter faces probable deportation from Canada to the U.S. citing charges of Iran sanctions violations.
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