US Reaches Deal To Keep Chinese Telecom ZTE in Business (reuters.com)

The Trump administration told lawmakers the U.S. government has reached a deal to put Chinese telecommunications company ZTE Corp back in business, a senior congressional aide said on Friday. From a report: The deal, communicated to officials on Capitol Hill by the Commerce Department, requires ZTE to pay a substantial fine, place U.S. compliance officers at the company and change its management team, the aide said. The Commerce Department would then lift an order preventing ZTE from buying U.S. products.

ZTE was banned in April from buying U.S. technology components for seven years for breaking an agreement reached after it violated U.S. sanctions against Iran and North Korea. The Commerce Department decision would allow it to resume business with U.S. companies, including chipmaker Qualcomm Inc.

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MAGA

[jader3rd]

Make America Great Again. That President Trump sure goes out of his way for the forgotten people of America.

Re:MAGA

[Anonymous Coward]

and to think nearly-but-not-quite 50% of the voters in 2016 picked this fuckhole thinking he'd be different then, oh I don't know, how he's been his entire life

bunch of fucking idiots

Of course I blame most those who voted for this disaster. Fake news may have actually occurred but people had the ability to find the truth, if tried. I also blame those who didn't vote. They could have so easily stopped this, but they didn't.

Republicans at work bend themselves in pretzels while pretending they aren't to defend their vote. They believe, even now that Hillary was worse. I hate to say it but I think this being indoctrinated with a religion from youth seems to somehow allow them to just believe even when the facts point in a completely different direction.

Hillary would have respected the unwritten norms and rules that keep our country stable, and if people don't believe that, well see every attempt to persecute Hillary in the last couple decades. She wouldn't have had a choice. If she did 1% of the crazy arse shit Trump pulls we would see a real witch hunt that would make Benghazi look like a tempest in a teacup.

For republicans it is okay if a republican:

1. Says sports stars should get the fuck out if they don't salute the flag, regardless of the point they are trying to make. Basically I think this whole thing was a way to smack down the "uppity black men". Regardless we don't fight for false patriotism. We fight to preserve our actual freedoms, which includes protesting things you don't agree with. If Trump doesn't like it then he can get the fuck out.

2. Says the press is all fake news, repeatedly, over and over again, particularly the ones that are doing actual reporting against him.

3. Tries to attack his political enemies using the powers of his office. Dig up dirt on those investigating him. Force his own investigatory agencies to turn over evidence into his own investigation. Stop mergers of companies that have news services opposed to him. Try to double the rates of a business linked to news services that go after him.

4. Does thousand of lies in a relatively short time. Remember how they persecuted Obama for over simplifying if you like your health care you can keep it. He should have said, If you like your health care program and it meets the new minimums you can keep it. If not we will do our best to make sure you have an alternative. The insane thing is a lot of people think Trump is more honest. Seriously. Its like they are living in a dream world.

5. Embraces killers such as Putin and the leader of north Korea, and even says he admires how the leader of China is now leader for life, and they should do that. That alone is unforgivable. We are not, nor will we ever be making anyone leader for life. Anyone attempting it is basically trying to overturn the constitution.

I could go on, but anyway... The ZTE thing was ridiculous. Either you are protecting national security by blocking the import of parts and equipment that is a threat to that security, or you are not. You can't just slap such a company on the wrist. It isn't enough of a deterrence.

If someone really wants to make America great again and more secure, then we need some of the manufacturing back, one way, or another. Does anyone really think we could sustain a long term war without parts from all over the world?

Meanwhile employes of Harley Davidson

[rsilvergun]

and Carrier Air conditioning would very much like a word with Mr President. Maybe if they could block him from building his next hotel...

Seriously, the amount of open corruption and violations of the emoluments clause on display here is insane. And at the rate this guy is going he's on track to get reelected when the Dems run Hilary Bot 2.0 in 2020...

There's 500 Million Reasons Why

[Anonymous Coward]

Trump's announcement that he would be saving Chinese jobs came just days after China funded a Trump project in China, with half a billion dollars of that sweet, sweet cash.