OREANDA-NEWS. The Chinese government calls on US authorities to stop oppressing Chinese companies in the US market. So, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang on Monday commented on the US administration’s decision to ban Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE from participating in the state subsidy program.

"We again urge the United States not to use national security as an excuse, to stop oppressing Chinese enterprises and exert pressure on them. Instead, the United States should create a fair and non-discriminatory environment for Chinese enterprises", he said. "The US is already used to unproven blaming Chinese companies. They use state power to exert pressure on certain countries and enterprises", the diplomat emphasized. "Such a practice of economic oppression violates the principles of a market economy that they themselves proclaim", Geng Shuang added.

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday decided to prohibit US wireless operators working in rural areas from using funds from the federal fund program, which amounts to $ 8.5 billion, to purchase equipment and use the services of Chinese telecommunications corporations Huawei and ZTE, which , according to the authorities, pose a threat to the national security of the country.