One of Huawei's booths at MWC Barcelona 2019.
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Andy Purdy, chief security officer at Huawei Technologies USA, signaled on CNBC Wednesday the Chinese telecom giant may be open to taking steps address U.S. national security concerns.
"In different countries in the world, we negotiate with respective governments on what kind of assurance framework they need," Purty told "Squawk Box." Some measures, he said, might include requirements around selling to government or to critical infrastructure projects.
While saying he cannot prejudge any possible conditions, Purdy said he would be "astounded if we weren't open to those kinds of risk mitigation measures."
Purdy's appearance, along with Huawei outside counsel Glen Nager of Jones Day, comes as the China-based company looks to expedite its March lawsuit against the U.S., which alleges that a law banning U.S. government agencies from buying its equipment is unconstitutional. Huawei is seeking a so-called summary judgment in hopes of avoiding a full-blown trial.
The new Huawei filing stems from President Donald Trump's signing last year of a new U.S. defense act that strengthens the Committee on Foreign Investment.
With the U.S. stepping up pressure against Huawei — as part of trade and technology tensions with China — Trump earlier this month effectively blacklisted Huawei from doing business in the U.S.
"The addition of Huawei to the [black list] is a dangerous move because they have disregarded facts and evidence," Song Liuping, Huawei's chief legal officer, told CNBC in Mandarin. "It is speculation and political reasons. Based on speculation and political reasons without facts and evidence, they have imposed the most severe sanction on a company."
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