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Huawei criminal trial opens in Brooklyn on theft, fraud, sanctions charges

US prosecutors allege the Chinese tech giant stole from Cisco and T-Mobile and violated Iran sanctions; Huawei says it's ordinary business painted as conspiracy.

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What to know

  • Huawei faces a three-month criminal trial in Brooklyn on charges of racketeering, theft of trade secrets from Cisco and T-Mobile, bank fraud, and Iran sanctions violations spanning 20 years.
  • The defence contests the entire framing, arguing prosecutors are assembling isolated incidents into a false conspiracy narrative and that the case targets individual employee actions, not company policy.
  • China has publicly denounced the prosecution as suppression of a Chinese enterprise, adding diplomatic tension weeks before Xi Jinping's scheduled visit to Washington.
  • The case originated under Trump's 2019 blacklisting of Huawei from US 5G networks on national security grounds and continues under the Biden administration.

“but will twist those ordinary activities to try to make them look criminal”

Brian Heberlig, Huawei defence counsel · Al Jazeera ↗ · Sep 8

Huawei DefendantUS Department of Justice ProsecutorTaylor Stout Justice Department lawyerBrian Heberlig Huawei defence counselChinese government Beijing

Huawei criminal trial opens in Brooklyn on theft, fraud, sanctions charges
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    China's foreign ministry denounces prosecution as suppression of Chinese enterprise

    Beijing issued a strong statement opposing the case, with a Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson saying the government "firmly opposes the US side's suppression and containment of Chinese enterprises" and vowed to support Huawei in safeguarding its rights.

    “the Chinese government firmly opposes the US side's suppression and containment of Chinese enterprises…”
    — Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson
    1. 1 outlet Why have US prosecutors labelled China’s Huawei a criminal enterprise?

      first by Al Jazeera, 5d ago

  2. background

    Huawei defence denies charges, characterizes case as competition-driven — Huawei's lawyer Brian Heberlig told jurors the case was about ordinary business, not conspiracy, and accused prosecutors of cherry-picking isolated events. He argued some incidents involved individual employees dealt with internally, not company policy.

  3. background

    Huawei criminal trial begins in federal court in Brooklyn — US prosecutors opened arguments portraying Huawei as a criminal enterprise that spent two decades stealing technology from US companies, deceiving banks, and circumventing Iran sanctions. Justice Department lawyer Taylor Stout told the jury: "Theft, lies, cover-up."

  4. background

    Trump administration places Huawei on US trade blacklist — The Trump administration placed Huawei on a US trade blacklist and pushed allies to exclude the company from 5G networks, citing national security and espionage risks.