China warns US of 'all necessary measures' to protect Huawei

Foreign minister suggests recent actions against Chinese firms are 'deliberate political suppression'

China's foreign minister has said Beijing will "take all necessary measures" to defend the rights and interests of Chinese companies such as Huawei, which is locked in an escalating legal dispute with the US.

Beijing's top diplomat, Wang Yi, said in response to a question about the company suing the US: "It is not difficult to see that the recent actions against specific Chinese enterprises and individuals are not just judicial cases, but deliberate political suppression.