Trump says he’ll spare Chinese telecom firm ZTE from collapse, defying lawmakers

"Trump has tried to pitch his intervention to help ZTE as a move that could help broker unrelated concessions from China on a broader trade agreement. This has drawn loud opposition from Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill, who have said ZTE poses a national security risk to the U.S. because they believe its technology could be used to spy on Americans."

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