Earlier this month, President Donald Trump added Huawei and its affiliates to a trade blacklist, restricting its activities in the US and forcing American firms to seek permission to deal with the Chinese telecommunications giant.
China’s Commerce Ministry spokesperson, Gao Feng, said on Friday that Beijing would move to create its own blacklist containing “unreliable” foreign enterprises and individuals.
Tensions between the United States and China have spiked recently after Washington barred Huawei equipment from its domestic market and tried to pressure its European allies to do the same. The US justified its actions by claiming that Huawei is working with the Chinese government and installing backdoors in its equipment on behalf of Beijing.