U.S. criminal case against Huawei heads toward 2026 trial

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The U.S. Justice Department’s criminal case accusing China’s Huawei of misleading banks about the tech company’s business in Iran, among other charges, is heading toward a January 2026 trial. The case, which has strained U.S.-China ties, began in 2018 with a sealed indictment that led to Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, being detained in Vancouver, Canada, on a U.S. warrant. As part of a 2021 deal, the charges against her were eventually dismissed. The broader case against Huawei is pending. Huawei has pleaded not guilty. At a status conference on Thursday in Brooklyn, New York, Assistant U.S. Attorney Alex...