Huawei goes on trial in US for racketeering after nearly decade of litigation

Chinese tech giant accused of engineering a racketeering conspiracy to steal American technology and unfairly gain an industry advantage The Shenzhen-based company has pleaded not guilty to all 14 counts, including bank fraud, wire fraud, trade secret theft, and racketeering, with the alleged criminal activity dating back to 1999. Jury selection began on Tuesday, local time, with US District Judge Ann M. Donnelly of the Eastern District of New York instructing potential jurors to strive to be as “fair and impartial” as possible. “China and the Communist Party … are not on trial,” she said, also noting that the ongoing US-Iran conflict should not influence jurors’ judgment. Federal prosecutors said in court documents filed with the Eastern District of New York that Huawei carried out a decades-long racketeering scheme to grow its worldwide business.

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