In China, many are impressed that, yes, you can sue the U.S. government

BEIJING — When the Chinese tech company Huawei sued the U.S. government this week to challenge a ban on federal purchases of its products, the news lit up Chinese social media with all the usual reactions.

Young nationalists cheered on the iconic company, a symbol of Chinese tech prowess. Skeptics pooh-poohed Huawei’s chances in court. Armchair analysts offered flinty takes on the U.S.-China battle for global tech supremacy. Still others marveled that the legal case was being waged at all. As in: you can really sue the American government — in America?