Maybe it would be better if Huawei just bought POET so we would have something to show for having owned the stock.

Another way Huawei allegedly stole the trade secrets was to express interest in partnering with the victim company, only to abuse the access to steal the desired information. In one incident, Huawei obtained a confidential presentation about a memory hardware product by promising the victim company it would keep the information secret. But according to federal officials, Huawei quickly distributed the presentation to its own engineers.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/huawei-accused-of-offering-bonuses-in-exchange-for-us-trade-secrets