Huawei, whose booth is seen during CES 2019 consumer electronics show in early January, is facing a US criminal probe over stolen trade secrets, according to the Wall Street Journal AFPThe Wall Street Journal said the Justice Department is looking into allegations of theft of trade secretsUS authorities are in the "advanced" stages of a criminal probe that could result in an indictment of Chinese technology giant Huawei, a report said Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources, said the Justice Department is looking into allegations of theft of trade secrets from Huawei's US business partners, including a T-Mobile robotic device used to test smartphones. The Justice Department declined to comment on the report and Huawei did not respond to a request for comment. Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen said in the same statement: "Huawei and ZTE are two sides of the same coin. Trump said his decision in May to spare ZTE came following an appeal by Chinese President Xi Jinping to help save Chinese jobs.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 17, 2019 01:07 UTC