Huawei sues US over equipment ban and security risk claims

Chinese tech giant's legal fight seen as buying time for negotiations

CHENG TING-FANG, LAULY LI and ALEX FANG, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI/NEW YORK -- China's Huawei Technologies is suing the U.S. government over the ban on sales of its equipment to public agencies, as the world's biggest telecom equipment maker combats allegations that it poses a security risk.

Filed in Texas, where the company's American headquarters is located, the lawsuit claims Washington's ban violates the U.S. Constitution.

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