On November 12, Beijing time, according to Reuters,Huawei has asked a U.S. judge to dismiss most of the charges in a federal indictment.In the lawsuit, the U.S. Department of Justice accused Huawei of trying to steal technological secrets from U.S. rivals and mislead banks about its Iran business.
Huawei said in a filing late Friday night in Brooklyn Federal Court that:There is no evidence that the company conspired to steal trade secrets.The charges are part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s “baseless” China Initiative, which seeks to prosecute individuals and companies with ties to China. In 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice accused Huawei of violating U.S. sanctions laws and committing bank fraud.
Huawei said several of the charges involved the company's activities outside the United States, while the bank fraud allegation was based on a "control" fraud theory. That theory was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court last year in an unrelated case.
Huawei stated that "the U.S. government first targeted Huawei for prosecution and then found charges."Huawei has not pleaded guilty to the charges brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, and the trial in the case is scheduled to be held on January 5, 2026.
As of press time, Huawei lawyers have not yet commented. A spokesman for Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Breon Peace declined to comment on Monday.