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US commerce secretary announces 1.4-billion US dollar settlement for ZTE

US commerce secretary announces 1.4-billion US dollar settlement for ZTE

Wilbur Ross

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ZTE has been facing financial ruin since the US banned suppliers from trading with it

The United States and Chinese telecom firm ZTE reached a deal Thursday saving the company from collapse.

ZTE has been facing financial ruin since the USbanned suppliers from trading with it.

The Chinese telecom giant was caught in the trade crossfire between the United States and China.

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The UShas reversed the ban, but with tough conditions, according to the USCommerce Department.

ZTE will have to pay a 1-billion-US-dollar fine, having already paid nearly as much for breaching a settlement for violating sanctions.

It'll also have to put up another 400 million dollars of suspended fines in escrow, and in an unprecedented move, have a US-selected monitoring team embedded in the company.