'Theft, lies, cover-up': US government slams Huawei for alleged criminal activity as blockbuster trial begins

Date:
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:05:00 +0000

Description:
Huawei case finally reaches court, with the Chinese tech giant charged with stealing trade secrets from five US companies, including Cisco and T-Mobile.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The US Department of Justice
has accused Huawei of conspiring to steal secrets from five US companies Huawei is accused of a prolonged campaign of theft, covering a 20 year period Admissions from Huawei's chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, are set to be used as evidence in the trial Court proceedings have begun against Huawei in the United States, with the US Department of Justice accusing the Chinese
tech giant of stealing trade secrets from competing US companies.

Huawei which unusually for Chinese companies operating abroad is owned entirely by its staff has denied all accusations of industrial espionage, intellectual property, and any other wrongdoing. While accused of stealing from companies that include Cisco and T-Mobile, Huaweis defense is that it is simply innovating and doing business as a competitor. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here: Who has Huawei spied on? Given the United States belligerent tone towards China under the current administration, that might seem a weak response. However, several concessions have been made to China in this case, not least the charges against Huawei's chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou. While charges against her were dropped, her evidence
is set to be used in the case against Huawei.

The accusations against Huawei are numerous, but the most attention is on its alleged industrial espionage. It is accused of stealing trade secrets and misappropriating intellectual property from T-Mobile US, Cisco Systems, Motorola, CNEX Labs, and Akhan Semiconductor. You may like HP and Huawei sign license-sharing agreement on Wi-Fi tech - but won't reveal what they're working on Huawei could join Samsung as the only tech firms producing its own CPUs, SSDs, and DRAM Taiwan is cracking down on tech companies hiding their illegal Chinese ownership

In the US governments opening statement, Department of Justice trial attorney Taylor Stout stated: "For 20 years [] Huawei, a massive Chinese telecommunications company, victimized American companies and abused the American financial system, all in an effort to dominate the
telecommunications industry around the world."

Inevitably, the defense claimed that everything was ordinary innovation, rather than criminal activity. Huawei earned its success, said Brian Heberling, defending. It's about competition, not conspiracy. Innovation, not theft. Ordinary business dealings, not criminal conduct. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get
all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting
your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. State control? The case also draws on a history of poor conduct from Huawei, which has been previously observed to have close ties with Skycom, a company that allegedly attempted to sell embargoed tech (specifically, Hewlett-Packard computer equipment) to an Iranian business.

Unlike other significant Chinese multinationals, Huawei is not state controlled. Rather, it is owned entirely by its staff, as opposed to an organization that might state-owned, have heavy state influence over them, or even golden shares that enable vetos or special board seats. Whether this was apparent to the US Department of Justice ahead of the initial investigation
is not clear, but it does put a barrier against implications that the Chinese government were involved.

After taking eight years to come to trial, proceedings are expected to run
for around three months. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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