The US Senate has voted to block Donald Trump’s deal with ZTE, which had allowed the Chinese telecoms equipment maker to resume operations after a month-long hiatus.
Earlier in June, the Trump administration struck a deal with ZTE for the Shenzhen-based manufacturing giant to pay out $1.4bn for the lifting of a ban that prevented it from buying US components.
The move followed pressure on Mr Trump from Chinese president Xi Jinping and faced widespread opposition in Washington. The ban, which had threatened the $20bn company and its 75,000 employees, was put in place after the company violated sanctions on sales to Iran and North Korea.
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