Huawei Accused of Running 'Criminal Enterprise' in U.S. Trial

A U.S. trial against China's Huawei kicked off in Brooklyn federal court on September 9, with a prosecutor describing the company as a 'criminal enterprise' that stole from American companies to build its telecommunications empire.

Prosecutor Taylor Stout claimed that for 20 years, Huawei victimized American companies and abused the U.S. financial system to dominate the global telecom industry.

The trial centers on allegations that Huawei conspired to steal trade secrets from five U.S. companies, including operating system source code for internet routers from Cisco Systems and a robotic arm to test phones from T-Mobile.