WASHINGTON (Xinhua): Chinese companies targeted by a sweeping investment ban imposed by former president Donald Trump are considering suing the US government after a federal judge on Friday (March 12) suspended a similar blacklisting for Beijing-based smartphone maker Xiaomi.
Lawyers familiar with the matter said some of the banned Chinese companies are in talks with law firms including Steptoe & Johnson and Hogan Lovells, emboldened by US District Judge Rudolph Contreras’ preliminary order halting Xiaomi’s inclusion on a US list of alleged “Chinese military companies” that are subject to an investment ban.
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