{
  "id": 6242680,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T06:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260908/chinas-huawei-technologies-faces-racketeering-trial-in-new-york"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New York - Chinese technology giant Huawei Technologies is set to face a criminal racketeering trial in the United States, accused of various illegal activities. Jury selection for the trial is set to commence on Tuesday.\n\nThe indictment claims that Huawei, along with some of its subsidiaries, engaged in numerous criminal acts. These include stealing trade secrets, plotting to steal U.S. trade secrets, committing wire and bank fraud, as well as other alleged offenses.\n\nIn addition to these charges, the indictment alleges that Huawei did business in North Korea, which is subject to U.S. sanctions, and installed surveillance equipment that was used by Iran to monitor Iranian protesters during the 2009 anti-government demonstrations.\n\nHuawei's legal team has attempted to have the broad criminal case dismissed. They argue that the U.S. allegations are too vague, that some are considered \"impermissibly extraterritorial,\" and that they do not involve domestic wire and bank fraud.\n\nHuawei is the world's leading supplier of equipment for wireless telecom networks. However, due to concerns over security risks, the company is currently banned from selling its equipment to U.S. carriers. Furthermore, Huawei has been blacklisted by other Western allies, such as Canada and Britain.\n\nThe company primarily manufactures phones and other communication 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…",
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      {
        "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-6237495",
        "published": "2026-09-08T05:12:04.000Z"
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  "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."
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