Friday, February 14, 2020

U.S. Hits Huawei With Multiple New Charges



SCMP: US hits Huawei with new charges of racketeering, doing business in North Korea; accuses Meng Wanzhou of false representation

* Chinese telecoms giant is accused of involvement in a number of projects in North Korea since at least 2008
* Huawei and four of its subsidiaries are accused of stealing intellectual property from six US companies

The United States added to its series of charges against China’s Huawei Technologies on Thursday, accusing the Chinese telecoms giant of stealing intellectual property from six US companies and covering up its involvement in projects in North Korea.

Racketeering, obstruction of justice and money laundering have been added to the criminal case, unsealed in January last year, accusing Huawei of financial fraud.

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WNU Editor: These are very serious charges. The US is also signalling to other companies and countries that doing business with Huawei will have legal and criminal consequences.

More News On The U.S. Hitting Huawei With Multiple New Charges

U.S. accuses Huawei of stealing trade secrets, assisting Iran -- Reuters
Huawei: US issues new charges of racketeering and theft -- BBC
Huawei hit with fresh charges of sabotage and intellectual property theft from US tech firms -- France 24
U.S. says Chinese telecom giant Huawei did business with Iran, North Korea -- NBC
US government files racketeering charges against Huawei and its CFO, accusing the Chinese telecom giant of conspiring to steal trade secrets from 6 tech companies -- Business Insider
Huawei, Meng face new US charges of trade theft -- Asia Times

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