Chinese Smartphone Maker ZTE in Dire Straits After US Ban on Exporting Tech Parts

Chinese Smartphone Maker ZTE in Dire Straits After US Ban on Exporting Tech Parts
A promoter displays a smartphone from ZTE, the Blade L2, during its launch in Singapore on Aug. 13, 2014. Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images
Annie Wu
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After the United States said it would ban American companies from supplying tech parts and software to the Chinese smartphone maker ZTE, a document circulating on the Chinese internet has elucidated just how troubling the situation would be for China’s second-largest telecoms company.
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the decision on April 16 after discovering that ZTE had failed to comply with the terms of a prior court agreement following the company’s sanctions violation.
Annie Wu
Annie Wu
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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