The Chinese telecoms firm Huawei is suing the United States for excluding it from government contracts.
The firm argues a law passed last year is unconstitutional.
In a statement on Thursday, the company said it had filed a lawsuit in the district court in Texas, calling for the ban to be overturned.
From Washington, Daniel Ryntjes reports:

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