Trade ban affects 1,200 US suppliers, Huawei says

Legal officer insists affect will be limited as telecom major considers lawsuit

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Song Liuping, Huawei's top legal officer, discussed the company's strategy in U.S. courts at a Shenzhen news conference on Wednesday. © Reuters

TAKASHI KAWAKAMI, Nikkei staff writer

SHENZHEN -- Washington's move to put Huawei Technologies on its trade blacklist, which essentially blocks U.S. companies from doing business with the Chinese telecom equipment major, is affecting over 1,200 U.S. suppliers, the company's legal executive said in a news conference in Shenzhen on Wednesday.

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