INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Trump's plans to save jobs at troubled Chinese phone giant ZTE have been thrown into jeopardy after intervention from top US
politicians.Senior lawmakers have hit back after Trump pledged to intervene after ZTE said it would be suspending operations following a US
blocking ban issued on worries of national security.ZTE was blocked from doing business in the US following accusations it had flouted a
fine, fired four senior employees and hit 35 others with wage and bonus restrictions.ReprieveAccording to Reuters, the Trump administration
is considering easing the restrictions on ZTE in return for China removing tariffs on a number of US-made goods, including pork and
fruit.However this has not gone down well with senior politicians, many of whom are calling out the Trump administration for putting deals
above issues of national security.Republican Senator Marco Rubio said that he hoped, "the administration does not move forward on this
of US jobs and national security.President Trump also recently tweeted that he was working with Chinese head of state Xi Jinping to find a
solution to the issue.The UK Government also revealed concerns about ZTE, with the National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) issuing a warning to
UK telcosurging them not to use equipment from the company
