In January of this year, the DOJ indicted the Chinese telecom giant Huawei on
counts of theft of trade secrets conspiracy, attempted theft of
trade secrets, wire fraud, and obstruction of justice. On August 1,
Huawei moved to dismiss the indictment for
"selective prosecution." Huawei contends that it is the
"target of the politically motivated decision, at the highest
levels of the U.S. government, to pursue the selective prosecution
of Chinese companies and nationals for the alleged misappropriation
of intellectual property." In essence, it argues that the DOJ
unconstitutionally seeks to punish Huawei because it is a large,
successful Chinese company, not because of illegal behavior by the
company or its agents.
