US prosecutors accuse Huawei of ‘far-reaching criminal scheme’ spanning decades

The Chinese tech giant is on trial in New York for allegedly violating U.S. sanctions on Iran and stealing trade secrets as it built its global telecommunications empire. The U.S. government has long warned, in sweeping terms, that the Chinese tech giant Huawei is effectively an arm of the Chinese state that acts with impunity on the global stage, including allegedly violating U.S. sanctions. Over the last two weeks, U.S. prosecutors have begun to make that case, labeling Huawei a “criminal enterprise,” in what could be a lengthy trial in a New York federal court.