** Shares in Huawei suppliers drop across the board, as the
telecom giant sues U.S. over curbs on its equipment use
** Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co
Ltd HWT.UL on Thursday confirmed it is suing the U.S.
government over a section of a defence bill passed into law last
year that restricted its business in the United States
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** The CSI telecommunication services index .CSI000994
slides more than 1 pct
** Leading the drop on the mainland, Shenzhen Sunway
Communication 300136.SZ slumps more than 5 pct, while Accelink
Technologies 002281.SZ , Luxshare Precision Industry
002475.SZ , Shennan Circuits 002916.SZ , Lens Technology
300433.SZ and Shengyi Technology 600183.SS decline in the
range of 2.1-5 pct
** In Hong Kong, Sunny Optical Technology 2382.HK , AAC
Technologies Holdings 2018.HK , Semiconductor Manufacturing
International Corp BYD Electronic International 0285.HK and
Yangtze Optical Fibreand 6869.HK lose by 1.4-4.5 pct
** In Taiwan, MediaTek 2454.TW and Hon Hai Precision
2317.TW both slip less than 1 pct
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