China’s ZTE slams US ban on sales, says company’s survival at risk


  • TECH
  • Friday, 20 Apr 2018

Visitors pass in front of the Chinese telecoms equipment group ZTE Corp booth at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 26, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Perez/Files

HONG KONG: China's ZTE Corp said on April 20 that a US ban on the sale of parts and software to the company was unfair and threatens its survival, and vowed to safeguard its interests through all legal means. 

The United States this week imposed a ban on sales by American companies to ZTE for seven years, saying the Chinese company had broken a settlement agreement with repeated false statements – a move that threatens to cut off its supply chain. 

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