Trump defends reversal on China's ZTE [View all]

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Source: CBS



CBS/AP May 15, 2018, 8:57 AM



WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday defended his efforts to help a Chinese telecommunications company that violated U.S. sanctions "get back into business, fast," despite criticism from Democrats and Republicans that the company poses a national security risk.



Mr. Trump over the weekend unexpectedly tweeted that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping were "working together" to give ZTE "a way to get back into business, fast," saying too many jobs in China were at stake after the U.S. government cut off access to its American suppliers.

The surprising overture to China marked a dramatic departure from Mr. Trump's rhetoric during the campaign, when he said he would no longer allow China to "rape our country" and steal U.S. jobs.

The U.S. Commerce Department last month blocked ZTE, a major supplier of telecom networks and smartphones based in southern China, from importing American components for seven years. The U.S. accused ZTE of misleading American regulators over sanctions against North Korea and Iran.

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