Huawei Bosses Likely Knew of Alleged EU Bribes, Belgians Say (2)

Huawei Technologies Co. executives would likely have known about — and signed off on — alleged bribes to European Union lawmakers in 2021, according to Belgian judicial authorities.

A lobbyist for the Chinese telecoms giant is accused of funneling bribes including offering a €15,000 ($16,200) fee to a member of the European Parliament for a letter promoting the company’s interests. An additional €1,500 was offered to other lawmakers who co-signed it.

While Belgian authorities don’t directly claim bribery was orchestrated from China, they say Chinese managers, including at its EU office, would have approved this transaction or proposed transaction, ...