BEIJING - China strongly opposes the escalating suppression of Huawei by the United States, a Ministry of Commerce (MOC) spokesperson said on Thursday in response to US' announcement of expanding restrictions on the company.

The US has been using state power, generalizing national security concept, and imposing continuous suppression and containment on certain foreign companies by abusing measures such as export control, said the unidentified spokesperson while responding to media requests for comments.

China urges the US to stop its wrongdoing and groundless suppression of Chinese enterprises, and do more to benefit the economic and trade cooperation between the two countries and the well-being of the two peoples, said a Ministry of Commerce spokesperson

These acts have severely damaged free trade rules, threatened the security of global industrial and supply chains, and harmed the well-being and interests of people in all countries, including the US, the spokesperson said, urging the US to immediately stop its wrongdoing.

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Another spokesperson for the ministry, Gao Feng, said US sanctions and suppression will surely undermine investors' confidence in the country.

China urges the United States to stop its wrongdoing and groundless suppression of Chinese enterprises, and do more to benefit the economic and trade cooperation between the two countries and the well-being of the two peoples, Gao said.

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China firmly opposes using national security reviews targeting investment as a political tool, and generalizing and abuse of security reviews, Gao added.

The US government announced on Monday it would further tighten restrictions on Huawei Technologies Co with an aim to cut off all its access to US technology, adding 38 Huawei affiliates to an existing list of companies banned from receiving some sensitive technologies.

The Chinese government is determined to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises and will take all necessary measures to do that, the spokespersons noted.