BREAKING NEWS: Republicans soften ZTE ban in concession to Trump

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Republicans have agreed to water down legislation designed to punish Chinese telecom giant ZTE, delivering a victory to President Donald Trump, according to a person close to negotiations in Congress.

Lawmakers reconciling House and Senate versions of a must-pass defense bill chose to go with the House approach of excluding ZTE from U.S. government contracts but leaving it free to do business with private companies in the United States. The Senate-passed version of the defense bill would have restored a full U.S. ban on ZTE that the Trump administration imposed but then lifted.

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