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Huawei Goes on Trial in Brooklyn Over Alleged Tech Theft

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  • Huawei faces a criminal trial in Brooklyn, New York, which began on September 9, 2026.
  • U.S. prosecutors allege Huawei engaged in racketeering, money-laundering, fraud, sanctions violations and trade-secret theft.
  • Prosecutors say alleged wrongdoing from 1999-2020 included stealing Cisco router code and a T-Mobile robotic arm.
  • Huawei pleaded not guilty; lawyer Brian Heberlig called case “competition, not conspiracy.”
  • Chinese officials claim the case seeks to suppress Chinese firms before President Xi Jinping’s Washington visit.