Huawei, China’s first global tech brand, is at the
center of U.S.-Chinese tensions over technology
competition and digital spying. The company
has spent years trying to put to rest accusations
that it facilitates Chinese spying and that is
controlled by the ruling Communist Party.
The lawsuit was filed in Plano, Texas, the
headquarters of Huawei’s U.S. operations. It
was dismissed before going to trial. Experts had
described Huawei’s challenge as a long shot,
but said the company didn’t have many other
options to challenge the law.
Huawei said it was disappointed and will
consider further legal options.
The Trump administration has been aggressively
lobbying Western allies to avoid Huawei’s
equipment for next-generation, 5G cellular
networks. Administration officials say Huawei can
give the Chinese government backdoor access to
data, allegations that the company rejects.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has also spoken
out against Huawei, including during a talk with
reporters in Brussels on Monday, turning U.S.
opposition to Huawei into a bipartisan effort.