Huawei chief legal officer Song Liuping said in a statement that intellectual property disputes should be resolved through legal proceedings and not get politicised.

"If politicians use intellectual property as a political tool, they will destroy confidence in the patent protection system," Mr Song said.

"If some governments selectively strip companies of their intellectual property, it will break the foundation of global innovation," he said.

Huawei has almost 88,000 patents, driving US$1.4 billion ($2 billion) in licensing revenue since 2015, the whitepaper said. In the past 20 years, the Chinese giant has paid US$6 billion in royalties to other predominantly US-based companies.

Huawei is the largest patent holder in China, was ranked sixteenth for granted patents in the US in 2018 and second in Europe.

"Like other global companies, Huawei's growth has been accompanied by intellectual property disputes. We strive to resolve these disputes through amicable negotiations. We will also resort to judicial procedures or arbitration for dispute resolution if no agreement can be reached through negotiation," the whitepaper says.

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Huawei has been through several high-profile intellectual property disputes, including a three-year battle with rival smartphone giant Samsung that ended in May. Huawei sued Samsung in 2016 claiming its rival had infringed on 4G patents owned by the Chinese behemoth. Samsung countersued.

US telco Verizon was also hit by a claim in February from Huawei asking for payment for using its patents.

Huawei has also been on the receiving end of claims it violated intellectual property law. This week a Texas federal jury found Huawei had stolen trade secrets from US startup CNEX, but did not award damages as it didn't benefit from using the technology.

Huawei has pleaded not guilty in an ongoing lawsuit with T-Mobile accusing the business of fraud and trade secrets conspiracy.

Mr Song said no court had ruled Huawei had been involved in malicious intellectual property theft.

"As always, Huawei is ready and willing to share our technology with the world. That includes 5G. It includes US companies and US consumers," Mr Song said.

Jennifer Duke attended Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2019 as a guest of Huawei.