Huawei Technologies faces criminal trial in New York
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What happened
Huawei Technologies is facing a criminal trial in New York, with reports also identifying the proceedings as a racketeering trial.
Why it matters
The trial involves the world's largest supplier of telecommunications network gear, a company that is already prohibited from selling equipment to US carriers due to national security concerns.
Context
Huawei is a Chinese multinational technology conglomerate founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei and headquartered in Shenzhen.
The company's legal challenges follow United States allegations from January 2018 that Huawei violated sanctions against Iran.
Sources 3 sources
This briefing cites 2 publishers across 2 detected independent reporting streams.
- Deccan Chronicle China's Huawei Technologies Faces Racketeering Trial in New York
- Perthnow China's Huawei Technologies faces NY racketeering trial
- Wikipedia Huawei Background reference · Wikipedia text used under CC BY-SA 4.0.