China opposes US' broadening of national security concept: Foreign Ministry

China firmly opposes the United States' generalization of the concept of national security and its abuse of state power to unjustifiably suppress Chinese companies, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday.

Lin made the remarks in response to recent US actions targeting Chinese firms at a press conference.

Protectionism will not enhance the US' competitiveness, Lin said, adding that the US measures have seriously disrupted normal economic and trade exchanges between Chinese and US businesses and run counter to the interests of all parties, including American companies and consumers.

He said China will continue to firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of its enterprises.