This may be the last chance for the Chinese company to obtain a ban from the U.S. government. According to the settlement agreement reached by the Ministry of Commerce and ZTE, the latter has to deposit a fine of 400 million U.S. dollars in a escrow account in addition to a fine of 1 billion U.S. dollars. The deposit will be confiscated once the violation is found again. The source pointed out that ZTE had paid a fine of 1 billion U.S. dollars last week.
ZTE declined to comment on the above news.
However, it is still unknown whether ZTE can be lifted. The U.S. Senate passed a bill a few days ago, including negating the provisions of the settlement agreement. However, the bill has not yet officially become a law. The White House has indicated that it is seeking approval from the House of Representatives for approval. The bill related to the provisions.