A trade secrets theft probe may give more weight to US case against Huawei

With intellectual property so fundamental to the US and its global dominance, fighting that battle starts to make the war against Huawei very real

An investigation by federal authorities into the possible theft of trade secrets by Huawei Technologies Co could give even more weight to a US campaign against the Chinese company.   

Civil suits against Huawei, including a case where it was found liable by a jury in 2017 for the theft of T-Mobile US Inc robotics technology, appear to be the springboard for potential federal indictments, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Such a move makes the fight against China's biggest smartphone and telecommunications equipment maker more tangible, and gets to the heart of US economic interests. Intellectual-property theft has