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MNI POLICY: China Vows to Defend Rights after UK Huawei Ban

MNI (London)
     BEIJING (MNI) - China will take "necessary measures" after the British
government's move to exclude Huawei from its 5G network construction, said Gao
Feng, spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce at a briefing on Thursday.
     "China is making an assessment and will take the necessary measures to
resolutely defend the legitimate rights of Chinese enterprises," said Gao,
without further explanation as to what the measures were.
     The British "discriminatory practices" seriously violates WTO rules,
weakens Chinese investment confidence in the UK, affects the atmosphere of
Sino-British economic and trade cooperation, and damage the credibility and
status of the UK in international trade, Gao said.
     China urged the UK to "take a longer-term perspective, act pragmatically
and correct wrong decisions," and provide an "open, fair and non-discriminatory"
business environment for Chinese companies investing in Britain, Gao said.
--MNI Beijing Bureau; +86 (10) 8532-5998; email: wanxia.lin@marketnews.com
--MNI Beijing Bureau; +86 10 8532 5998; email: william.bi@mni-news.com
--MNI London Bureau; tel: +44 203-586-2225; email: les.commons@marketnews.com
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