Huawei files lawsuit to prove it is not a security threat to the US

Huawei has been blacklisted in the U.S. after Donald Trump’s administration labeled the company as a threat to the country’s security. Now the Chinese company decided to take steps to prove it is not a national threat.

Huawei just filed a lawsuit to challenge the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s claim that it is a risk to the nation’s safety. As per Fox Business, the suit was filed earlier this week at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Details of the suit

While the administration has already changed and Donald Trump is not in the White House anymore, the restrictions he imposed on Chinese companies remained. Thus, even if the U.S. is being governed by Joe Biden now, Huawei is stepping up its legal action so they can be taken off from the blacklisted companies and continue operation without issues.

In its lawsuit, Huawei is asking the court to review the ruling handed down by the FCC last year. The company was found to be a security threat, and immediately, American telecom operators were banned from working or investing in Huawei.

The Chinese telecom giant stated in the filing that FCC’s ruling “exceeded its authority and was arbitrary, capricious, and an abuse of discretion, and not supported by substantial evidence.”

“Last year the FCC issued a final designation identifying Huawei as a national security threat based on a substantial body of evidence developed by the FCC and numerous U.S. national security agencies,” The Wall Street Journal quoted FCC’s spokesperson as saying in reply to Huawei’s complaint. “We will continue to defend that decision.”

Biden administration’s position in the case

Former President Donald Trump blocked Huawei from accessing American technology, and officials claim that China exploited Huawei to spy and obstruct telecommunications networks though no evidence was presented publicly. The company’s CEO Ren Zhengfei reiterated that his company is not working on spying for China or any other country, but Huawei remained banned.

Now, under Biden’s administration, Huawei is hoping it could be given another chance. With its requested review, the telecom firm hopes Biden will be more open to policies “that are in the interests of U.S. companies.” Then again, it was reported that the new administration hasn’t clearly spelled out its approach to Huawei yet, but Biden vowed to protect the U.S. security.