At an event in Brussels Tuesday the firm’s most senior representative to the EU institutions, Abraham Liu, insisted that it obeys the law in all countries across the globe where it operates.

He said the firm is still ready to sign contracts with European governments to supply 5G infrastructure despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to blacklist it, and vowed the company will “continue to persevere” on the continent.

Beijing has recently passed legislation that requires all Chinese citizens and entities to provide intelligence information if requested.

Article 7 of China’s 2017 National Intelligence Law stipulates that Chinese “organizations and citizens shall, in accordance with the law, support, cooperate with, and collaborate in national intelligence work.”

Article 14 of the law adds: “The state intelligence department has the right to ask any (Chinese) government, organization, and citizen to supply the necessary support, assistance, and cooperation.”

China’s 2014 Counter-Espionage Law also requires “relevant organizations and individuals” to “truthfully provide” information to security agencies during counterintelligence investigations.