The US Justice Department has filed a host of criminal charges against Chinese telecom giant Huawei and its Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou.
The charges against the world's second largest smartphone maker include accusations of bank fraud, obstruction of justice and theft of technology.
The case could ratchet up tensions between China and the US, and impact the firm's global expansion efforts.
Both Meng Wanzhou and Huawei deny the allegations.
Several countries have raised security concerns about Huawei in recent months, with the US government encouraging companies and other nations not to buy Huawei products.
[Source: BBC]
