WASHINGTON ¨C ZTE Corp. has signed an agreement in principle that would lift a U.S. Commerce Department ban on buying from U.S. suppliers, allowing China¡¯s No. 2 telecommunications equipment-maker to get back into business, according to sources.
ZTE ceased major operations since the seven-year ban was imposed on the company in April for breaking a 2017 agreement reached after it was caught illegally shipping goods to Iran and North Korea.
A Commerce Department spokesman said on Tuesday that ¡°no definitive agreement has been signed by both parties.¡±
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