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The Ministry of Commerce said last Tuesday that China stands ready to take necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies. 商务部上周二表示，中国随时准备采取必要措施维护中国企业的合法权益。 The comments came in response to media reports that the US is banning American companies from selling components to Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp for seven years. 近日有媒体报道，美国正禁止该国企业向中国通讯设备制造商中兴通讯公司销售元器件，期限长达七年。商务部的上述言论便是对此作出的回应。 ZTE Corp, a leading Chinese telecom equipment vendor, has conducted extensive trade and investment cooperation with hundreds of US companies and contributed tens of thousands of jobs to the US. 中兴通讯公司是国内领先的通讯设备企业，已与数百家美国企业开展广泛的贸易投资合作，为美国贡献了数以万计的就业岗位。 | 
