Huawei announced today that it will take legal action against the US government over the latter's decision to ban all administrative agencies in the country, as well as all companies that cooperate with the government or receive government grants and loans, from using its products. As Guo Ping, chairman of the group, argued, the evidence provided by the US government to impose this type of embargo on Huawei products is insufficient and for this reason, the company has filed a lawsuit. In fact, as he explained, the US government broke into the company's computers and illegally extracted emails and ASCII files and then rushed to press charges against it for espionage without the necessary legal evidence.
On the other hand, American lawmakers claim that Huawei uses its smartphones and other devices to spy on the American government and extract information, which they believe is then sent to the Chinese government. Of course, the giant has denied these accusations both in the past and in the Press Conference it gave in China today, which was available in a live-stream on its YouTube for everyone to watch.
The political and legal battle between the US government and Huawei seems to be continuing. Just a few months ago, Meng Wanzhou, the company's chief financial officer, faced justice on charges of circumventing trade sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran. She was released on bail but had to wear an electronic restraint bracelet.
