{
  "id": 6237495,
  "title": "China's Huawei Technologies faces racketeering trial in New York",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/chinas-huawei-technologies-faces-racketeering-trial-in-new-york-6237495",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T05:12:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260908/chinas-huawei-technologies-faces-racketeering-trial-in-new-york"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New York — Huawei Technologies, a prominent Chinese technology firm, is set to face a criminal racketeering trial in the United States for allegedly engaging in various illicit activities, including the theft of technology, plotting to steal U.S. trade secrets, and committing wire and bank fraud. Jury selection is slated to commence on Tuesday.\n\nAccording to the indictment, Huawei, along with some of its subsidiaries, allegedly operated in North Korea despite U.S. sanctions in place. Furthermore, the company is accused of installing surveillance equipment that aided Iran in spying on protesters during the 2009 anti-government demonstrations in Iran. Huawei's legal team has attempted to have the extensive criminal case thrown out, contending that the U.S. allegations are overly broad, extraterritorial, and do not involve domestic wire and bank fraud.\n\nHuawei is recognized as the world's largest supplier of equipment for wireless telecommunications networks; however, the company is prohibited from selling its products to U.S. carriers due to concerns over potential security risks. Additionally, Huawei has been placed on a blacklist by several Western allies such as Canada and the United Kingdom.\n\nThe company manufactures a range of products, including mobile phones and other electronic devices.",
  "summary": "NEW YORK — Huawei Technologies, a leading Chinese tech company, faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges that it stole technology, plotted to steal U.S. trade secrets and committed wire and bank fraud, among other crimes. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday. The indictment alleges that, besides stealing trade secrets, Huawei and some of its subsidiaries did business…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "China’s Huawei Technologies faces racketeering trial in New York",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/chinas-huawei-technologies-faces-racketeering-trial-in-new-york",
        "published": "2026-09-08T04:22:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "China's Huawei Technologies faces racketeering trial in New York",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/chinas-huawei-technologies-faces-racketeering-trial-in-new-york-6242680",
        "published": "2026-09-08T06:02:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}