US Judge Says China’s ZTE Violated Probation, Extends Monitor’s Term

US Judge Says China’s ZTE Violated Probation, Extends Monitor’s Term
The logo of China's ZTE Corp is seen on a building in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on April 19, 2018. Stringer/Reuters
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A U.S. judge on Oct. 3 issued an order finding that China’s ZTE Corp violated probation imposed in March 2017 when the company pleaded guilty for conspiring to evade U.S. sanctions by illegally shipping U.S. goods and technology to Iran.

In his order, U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade in Dallas extended until 2022 the term of a monitor he appointed to assess ZTE’s compliance with U.S. export control laws. The monitorship originally was scheduled to end in 2020.