The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's decision to list China's Huawei and ZTE as National Security Threats is baseless and unreasonable, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Monday.

The crackdown on Chinese high-tech companies by the U.S. completely denies the principle of a market economy it has always advocated, and also exposes the hypocrisy in its so-called fair competition, Zhao said.

China hopes the U.S. can stop this unreasonable attack on Chinese companies and create a fair, open, impartial and non-discriminatory environment for them to run their businesses, the spokesperson said.