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The U.S. Department of Justice has prosecuted the Chinese information and communication equipment giant, Huawei (Huawei), and the daughter of the company's founder and the highest finance manager (CFO) and vice chairman, Meng Shuto (46).。In addition to bank fraud, communication fraud, judicial obstruction, a major US telecommunications equipment T -mobile has been charged with trying to steal technology.

Vice Chairman Meng was arrested on December 1, last year on charges of fraud associated with violation of Iranian sanctions under the request of the United States.Vice Chairman and Huawei have denied all charges

The relationship between China, Canada, and the United States has deteriorated over this arrest.

According to a press conference, US Secretary of Commerce of Commerce Wilver Ross said, "Chinese companies have broken Japan's export law for many years, violating sanctions, and using the US financial system for the convenience of their illegal activities.That's the end. "

Charges

There are 23 charges for Huawei.

According to the complaint, Huawei deceived the United States and overseas banks on the relationship between Huawei Device USA and Skycom in order to trade with Iran.

The Trump administration re -tribbed sanctions targeting countries in trade relations with Iran and the country in response to the withdrawal of the United States in May due to the Iranian nuclear agreement in 2015, and in November last year.It is imposed on sanctions of "the strongest in history" that include all important economies of economy, such as ships and finance.

In the second prosecution, Huawei was charged with the crime of stealing T -Mobile's technology to use it for durable tests, jurisdiction and communication fraud.

Huawei is said to have stealed the technology related to a robot called "tappy" used by T -Mobile in the quality test of smartphones.

Background of prosecution

The global information and telecommunications equipment giant Huawei was the second largest in the smartphone market in the smartphone market, Samsung, in the smartphone market in the April-June quarter.

However, Western countries are increasingly concerned about the safety of Huawei, as Huawei technology may be used by the Chinese government for spy purposes.The U.S. government has called for companies and countries to avoid purchasing Huawei products.

On the other hand, Huawei has argued that it has not received control from the Chinese government and has denied allegations.

Vice Chairman Meng was arrested on December 1, last year in Vancouver, western Canada, under the request of the United States.

Ten days later, on December 11, last year, the Canadian British Columbia Advanced Court decided his bail.The bail is 10 million dollars (approximately 850 million yen), and the Vice Chairman is required to wear an electronic tag on his feet for 24 hours.

Just before the prosecution of the U.S. Department of Justice, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Toldeau has criticized the US delivery request that the US delivery request has serious flaws.It has announced that it has been dismissed by John McCalam Ambassador to China.

China is furious at the arrest of Huawei founder daughter.

A few days after the arrest in December last year, China detained former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig and two businessman Michael Spane.It seems to be a retaliation measure for the arrest of Vice Chairman Meng.

And on April 14, another Canadian man, Defendant Robert Sherenberg, who was charged with drug smuggling in China, was sentenced to death.

Defendant Sherenberg was in accordance with a 15 -year sentence last November.

Tense US -China relations

The cold of the US -China relations is not something that has begun now.

The Trump administration has already accelerated trade wars, including tariffs in China's imports equivalent to $ 250 billion (approximately 27,301.5 billion yen) and competing in retaliation.

Under such circumstances, the United States and China agreed to suspend additional tariffs for 90 days from January 1 this year to move on trade talks.It is announced on Tuesday that it will visit Washington in the United States this week and discuss to end the US -China trade war.

Secretary of Commerce Ross emphasizes that the US -China trade talks are "completely different from the prosecution of Huawei."