Just when we thought China’s trade dispute with the US which has affected tech giant Huawei was about to be resolved, China slammed a fresh set of tariffs on US goods taking both countries back to the trenches. Thus, Huawei is still caught up in the middle of what looks to be a long dispute. In the face of the dispute, Huawei has come out to accuse the US of carrying out cyberattacks, attempted entrapment, unlawful searches and more.
In a statement which was meant to refute separate charges that Huawei committed patent infringement, the Chinese company claims the US has “been using every tool at its disposal” including “unscrupulous means” to disrupt the business operations of Huawei and its partners. According to Huawei, the US has instructed law enforcement to “threaten, menace, coerce, entice, and incite” current and former Huawei employees.
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The company also claimed the US government has unlawfully searched, detained and arrested Huawei staff. The claims also include that the US sent FBI agents to employees’ homes, dug up old civil cases that have been settled and committed various other wrongdoings.
As if to corroborate some of the claims, an unnamed source disclosed to The Wall Street Journal that at least three employees from Huawei’s US office have been contacted by US law enforcement agencies this year. But WSJ points out that it’s not uncommon for FBI agents to visit current and former employees of a company that’s under investigation. Huawei is viewed as a national security concern and is under investigation on allegations of intellectual property theft. Late last month, the WSJ reported that the US Department of Justice probed Huawei over allegations that it stole intellectual property patented in the US, an accusation the company also denied in the press release.
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