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US Forces Smartphone Giant ZTE To Fire Its CEO, Leadership Team (arstechnica.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new dept.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Chinese smartphone giant ZTE has completely replaced its corporate leadership, naming new people to be CEO, CTO, CFO, and several vice presidents. The new CEO of ZTE will be Xu Ziyang, a former head of ZTE's German operations who has worked at the company for two decades. The move comes a week after ZTE named a new board of directors. The U.S. government demanded that ZTE make these changes as a condition of lifting a crippling export ban against the company.

87 comments

  1. Complete leadership change by olsmeister · · Score: 5, Funny

    CEO becomes CTO, CTO -> CFO, CFO -> CEO.

    Trump Administration: OK, you're good!

    1. Re:Complete leadership change by DontBeAMoran · · Score: 3, Insightful

      CEO, CTO, CFO, GTFO...

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    2. Re:Complete leadership change by alvinrod · · Score: 1

      There's a part of me that's always skeptical of things like this. For all we know, this was done as part of a favor for someone in the Chinese government in exchange for something else in return, like support for our position against North Korea.

    3. Re:Complete leadership change by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 2

      CEO becomes CTO, CTO -> CFO, CFO -> CEO.

      . . . and in a further surprising and shocking announcement . . . the new CEO will be . . .

      . . . Kim Dotcom!

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      Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!
    4. Re:Complete leadership change by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      There's a part of me that's always skeptical of things like this.

      So you admit that part of you is a murdering psychopath, that's a start.

    5. Re:Complete leadership change by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Are you kidding!?!? Dotcom rigged all the US election to get Trump elected!!!! // Democrats - 2020

    6. Re:Complete leadership change by Enigma2175 · · Score: 1

      You're "skeptical"? Why just skeptical? Trump basically said it was a favor for Xi and how worried he was about Chinese losing jobs:

      President Xi of China, and I, are working together to give massive Chinese phone company, ZTE, a way to get back into business, fast. Too many jobs in China lost. Commerce Department has been instructed to get it done!
      - Donald Trump

      --

      Enigma

    7. Re:Complete leadership change by alvinrod · · Score: 1

      Perhaps I didn't clarify what I meant. I meant to say that I was skeptical of the U.S. government doing this for reasons that are purely above board and that I do suspect there are ulterior motives in play.

      Also, why would you believe Trump when he says that unless you mostly take him at face value? I wouldn't put much stock in anything he says as what he says seems to change every 10 minutes. I don't treat things which he says that confirm to my beliefs any different than anything else he says anymore.

    8. Re: Complete leadership change by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Yes of course this was done as part of some international power play exchange. So what?

      If the leadership of some random Chinese business is forced out by Trump in exchange for China being useful with something that is actually important like freeing millions of North Koreans from a brutal psychopathic dictator then I say Go Trump!

    9. Re:Complete leadership change by cascadingstylesheet · · Score: 2

      There's a part of me that's always skeptical of things like this. For all we know, this was done as part of a favor for someone in the Chinese government in exchange for something else in return, like support for our position against North Korea.

      No no, it has to be about Trump's daughter!

      Because cool "progressives"!

    10. Re: Complete leadership change by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      If the leadership of some random Chinese business is forced out by Trump in exchange for China being useful with something that is actually important like freeing millions of North Koreans from a brutal psychopathic dictator then I say Go Trump!

      If.

    11. Re:Complete leadership change by AutodidactLabrat · · Score: 1

      What does ANY of this rearranging of the deck chairs on the Titanic have to do with backdoors on router/switches, the alleged cause of the ban?

    12. Re:Complete leadership change by DontBeAMoran · · Score: 1

      Holy crap I try to make one stupid joke about acronyms and the whole sub-thread derails into a fight between APK and trolls.

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      #DeleteFacebook
  2. Don't mess with by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    TRUMP, nigga!

  3. Why is the government by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    Why is the government getting directly involved with specific businesses?

    1. Re:Why is the government by willaien · · Score: 3, Informative

      Well, this company did specifically break various embargoes on trading with countries like Iran.

      As for why we're specifically doing business with ZTE and agreeing to import their stuff again, that might have something to do with the patents that were issued at the same time for Ivanka's products. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/0...

    2. Re:Why is the government by DontBeAMoran · · Score: 5, Insightful

      1. U.S.A. government demand, backed by crippling export ban
      2. China government wants crippling export ban removed
      3. China government controls Chinese companies, unlike the U.S.A. where companies control the government

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    3. Re:Why is the government by willaien · · Score: 1

      Err, Trademarks, not patents.

    4. Re:Why is the government by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Because Mussolini laid the groundwork for every system of government that proceeded him.

    5. Re:Why is the government by jellomizer · · Score: 3, Insightful

      The "National Security" Loophole in our legal system.
      I am less annoyed with Trump, but the Republican "Leadership" who is looking the other way and explaining away why all good points of the Republican Ideal is systematically being destroyed.

      I use to be a Republican, however the party in the past 18 years had slowly empowered the worst in their party, and discredited the moderate voices in the party as not being conservative enough, or American enough.

      I am all for Lower Taxes, Religious Liberties, Open Trade, and reasonable regulations.
      I am not for Lowering Taxes without finding a way to pay for needed services.
      I am not for allowing for people of different faiths or none to be openly discriminated against, or bullied into thinking they are in the wrong.
      I am not for Trading harmful goods, or allowing trading partners to play by a different sets of rules.
      I am not for just getting rid of regulations because they are there and may be hard to follow.

      The debate has moved from logical reasons for taking policy, to attacking ways of life, that we as Americans should feel feel to follow whatever way of life we feel that we should follow.

      I used to be a Republican, I didn't leave the party, the party rejected me and left me on my own. In the two party system right now the Democrats, are no more centrist then the Republicans are. However they are more rational on views. And currently voting for a Democrat means more likly I am going to vote for someone who would be willing to put the greater good in front of their own ego.

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      If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
    6. Re:Why is the government by Notabadguy · · Score: 3, Insightful

      The "National Security" Loophole in our legal system.
      I am less annoyed with Trump, but the Republican "Leadership" who is looking the other way and explaining away why all good points of the Republican Ideal is systematically being destroyed.

      I use to be a Republican, however the party in the past 18 years had slowly empowered the worst in their party, and discredited the moderate voices in the party as not being conservative enough, or American enough.

      I am all for Lower Taxes, Religious Liberties, Open Trade, and reasonable regulations.
      I am not for Lowering Taxes without finding a way to pay for needed services.
      I am not for allowing for people of different faiths or none to be openly discriminated against, or bullied into thinking they are in the wrong.
      I am not for Trading harmful goods, or allowing trading partners to play by a different sets of rules.
      I am not for just getting rid of regulations because they are there and may be hard to follow.

      The debate has moved from logical reasons for taking policy, to attacking ways of life, that we as Americans should feel feel to follow whatever way of life we feel that we should follow.

      I used to be a Republican, I didn't leave the party, the party rejected me and left me on my own. In the two party system right now the Democrats, are no more centrist then the Republicans are. However they are more rational on views. And currently voting for a Democrat means more likly I am going to vote for someone who would be willing to put the greater good in front of their own ego.

      All the things you describe make you a Libertarian.

    7. Re:Why is the government by jellomizer · · Score: 1, Flamebait

      In a two party system, the Libertarian falls in the Republican Umbrella.

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      If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
    8. Re: Why is the government by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Your framing is broken. ZTE may be publicly traded, but the majority of stock is held by the Chinese government, through various wholly state owned enterprises.

      The Chinese government effectively appoints a majority of the ZTE board and controls the company leadership, apart from the greater leeway for interference their system gives the government even in enterprises that aren't state owned at all.

      When you say "business", you're obviously thinking "private enterprise", which ZTE is not entirely. It also exists in a state capitalist system that is very foreign to your assumptions "business" and "government" having distinct spheres, outside of which they should not meddle. Most of the world does not operate under systems where powerful people are constrained by anything other than other powerful people.

      Thus kind of projection of invalid assumptions leads to all kinds of meaningless questions, like "Is Pakistan a US ally?", or "Why is the US intervening in a Chinese private business?"

      It also may just as meaningless to think of ZTE as a state controlled enterprise. A company like ZTE may be less restrained than a US private enterprise in certain ways. The Chinese state can and does do things we see as meddling in private business, but it also tolerates regulation breaking that would be equally shocking to westerners.

      This reflects invalid projections of the rule of law and restraint of power on a system that doesn't really have these things.

    9. Re: Why is the government by Type44Q · · Score: 1

      Open Trade

      As a freethinker with a strong libertarian streak, I've always believed that open trade would be great; too bad China and the E.U. will never agree.

    10. Re: Why is the government by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Troll. None of the things you claim to profess have been pushed by the D since Kennedy lowered taxes in the 60s. The D of today would NEVER elect Kennedy today. You should either vote R or stay home because you are too ignorant to vote intelligently. Or as first stated, you are just a troll.

    11. Re:Why is the government by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      That's OK. As long as get to keep straightening out your bow tie.

    12. Re:Why is the government by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      > In a two party system, the Libertarian falls in the Republican Umbrella.
      Why do you think that? Neither major party is very good on personal liberty issues. But each has a few areas where they support some liberties.

    13. Re:Why is the government by Howitzer86 · · Score: 2

      Point #3 is a distinction without a difference. In both countries, industry interests take center seat in our houses of congress.

    14. Re:Why is the government by Howitzer86 · · Score: 1

      This might sound weird coming from a Democrat, but I'll tell you: don't Jedi Mind Trick yourself into voting for something you don't agree with just because you're mad. Neither of us are really represented by any mainstream party. In our case perhaps it's best to vote for independent-minded individuals when they have a chance, and "lesser evils" when they don't. That doesn't fix anything sure, but the truth is that nothing can fix it.

      The American quality of life will continue to deteriorate with the procured leadership selection that we have. We're just stalling for time. Time is valuable. It means we can better prepare and adapt to these changes. Maybe you won't hit rock bottom when the country does.

    15. Re:Why is the government by sjames · · Score: 2

      Probably not since he doesn't believe in tossing regulations just because they're regulations and he believes there are needed services.

    16. Re:Why is the government by houghi · · Score: 1

      China will get into the phone market in the US. They stopped HUWEI and learned. So now they do it with the next company and learn. They have plenty of companies and plenty of people that at some point it will work.

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    17. Re:Why is the government by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      The American quality of life will continue to deteriorate with the procured leadership selection that we have.

      What happens if that doesn't happen and life gets better for Americans?

    18. Re: Why is the government by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Hardly! The meme of a Libertarian is "taxation is theft"

    19. Re:Why is the government by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      More to the point, China government bribes US President.

    20. Re: Why is the government by HornWumpus · · Score: 1

      Do you let your political opponents define you?

      Fuck off then.

      --
      John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
    21. Re:Why is the government by HornWumpus · · Score: 1

      Just find a green/libertarian buddy and vote your conscience, knowing you net each other out of the (turd sandwich/giant douche) race.

      --
      John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
    22. Re:Why is the government by HornWumpus · · Score: 1

      You don't understand how human perception works.

      --
      John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
    23. Re:Why is the government by thegarbz · · Score: 1

      Why is the government getting directly involved with specific businesses?

      China!

    24. Re:Why is the government by thegarbz · · Score: 1

      So you're neither extremely red, nor extremely blue and really have no place left in America. Consider joining us in the rest of the world where happy middle-grounds exist. :-)

    25. Re:Why is the government by tkotz · · Score: 1

      That mindset benefits Republicans, but I think the individual libertarian really has to look at which portion of the libertarian ideology they think is most important right now. Maybe legalizing marijuana seems immediately doable. Maybe someone is proposing modifying business regulations to encourage competition. Just always voting against incumbents is a great way to reduce consolidation of government power and as an off shoot cronyism.

    26. Re: Why is the government by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      The Republicans worship at the alter on Ronnie too but he could never get elected by them today.

      Parties change. The new leaders in the Republican party cannot see beyond the tip of their corporate master's nose. Their goal is to break labor, crush any benefit received outside the board room, make America sick again and bring back debtor's prisons. Plain and simple. You pay to play out you get played for a rich guy's benefit.

    27. Re:Why is the government by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Chinese house of congress? You realize that China is a one-party dictatorship right? idiot.

    28. Re: Why is the government by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Libertarianism doesn't work if other countries are open hostilities or at the very least acting in their own interest at your expense.

      It also acts like every immigrant is a middle-class Asian or European person who will assimilate just fine on their own without any prompting.

      The fact is if we did everything they wanted, we'd end up like a bunch of feudal states. Since only personal property matters, everything would have to owned by dukes and lords. Frankly, it would be better if we had a strong monarchist government in that case. The borders would be the personal property of the king and he could limit trade/immigration that way.

    29. Re:Why is the government by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Know what i funny when people use the word "idiot" to describe others? sometimes they are the actual idiot.

      Do you know what the world "congress" means? The chinese (comunist and all) have one.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  4. Not just smartphone by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    ZTE is more like a telecommunication giant, like cisco.

  5. Making China Great Again! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    We must protect Chinese workers!!2

    1. Re:Making China Great Again! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Left can't meme. Your jokes are pretty lousy too.

    2. Re:Making China Great Again! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Not really a meme, this is Trump directly being a traitor and selling out to the Chinese. Favorable trade laws for hotels and copyrights.

      But at least its better than selling out to the Russians? At least this way we get cheap Chinese goods to fill our Walmarts?

    3. Re:Making China Great Again! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Of course this isn't the case and ZTE is tied to negotiations over trade and?or north korea.

      Feel free to conspiracy theory though. Sounds like a bit of a shareblue thing to do though.

    4. Re:Making China Great Again! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Left Shark is best shark.

  6. Well dont sell to Iran or any embargoed country... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Hopefully this will serve as a deterrent to not lie about, and/or attempt to circumvent sanctions that the rest of the global community should be adhering to.

  7. Bastiat and O'Rourke by Tokolosh · · Score: 2

    When goods do not cross borders, soldiers will. -- Frederic Bastiat

    When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. -- P. J. O'Rourke

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    Prove anything by multiplying Huge Number times Tiny Number
  8. Winning! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Not tired of it!

  9. Re:Well dont sell to Iran or any embargoed country by johanw · · Score: 1

    Hopefully this will serve as a lesson to make your company independent of US technology so if the US wants to enforce their wars on others again they can give it the finger.

  10. delicious fascism by js290 · · Score: 1

    How do you like them fascism?!

    --
    "Tempers are wearing thin. Let's just hope some robot doesn't kill everybody." --Bender
    1. Re:delicious fascism by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Take the anti-hysteria tablets Bob. You're looking like a bit of an hysterical idiot at the moment. /or a troll or a very very badly educated retard. Chill out dude.

    2. Re:delicious fascism by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I know the difference is miniscule, but this is socialism.

      In a fascism, companies initially compete to become state-approved monopolies, the owner of the approved monopoly gets to speak with the government and attempt to negotiate governmental demands on the industry.

      In a socialism, the state builds the monopolies (initially by taking pre-socialism facilities and removing the leadership) and assigns loyal Party members to leadership roles.

      In a fascism, this might be a challenge for the leadership of a monopoly to be kicked out. Since this is a socialism, those loyalists will be reprimanded and assigned roles where their failures will be less of a problem.

    3. Re:delicious fascism by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      So, would you say that assigning Ajit Pai to head FCC is an example of assigning Loyal Party members to leadership roles under a socialist regime?

  11. Quid Pro Quo by sjbe · · Score: 2

    As for why we're specifically doing business with ZTE and agreeing to import their stuff again, that might have something to do with the patents that were issued at the same time for Ivanka's products.

    Trademarks, not patents. Plus you can drop the "might have something to do with" qualifier and replace it with "has a lot to do with".

    1. Re:Quid Pro Quo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Trademarks are ~$200 and some of the easiest things to obtain.

  12. Re:Well dont sell to Iran or any embargoed country by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Well that too, but in the case of selling to places like Iran, and the norks, it's a bit obvious.

  13. Free-market Capitalism by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    LOL, I'm just kidding. This is clearly the corporate fascism Mussolini wrote about. Nazis were leftists like Democrats, not corporate fascists.

    Heil Hitlary!

  14. It's literally called "fascism". Not trolling. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I realize the word is used a bit differently today, but if you look it up, Mussolini, who originally came up with the term, defined it as the merger of industry and state.

    So basically what we call "privatization" today. Or "lobbyism" and "revolving doors".
    Which is bad for the same reason that a merger of church and state is bad.

    I'd argue that it is, where democracy and freedom die.

    1. Re:It's literally called "fascism". Not trolling. by HornWumpus · · Score: 1

      'Corporation and state'.

      In fascist Italy, only government sponsored and owned 'corporations' were legal. Which changes the meaning of what he said to just about the opposite of what people that cite it usually think it meant.

      There are arguments about later period Nazis, but Mussolini was a socialist to this dying day. Franco was a 'super catholic' authoritarian. Historic 'fascists' are all over the authoritarian end of the map.

      --
      John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
  15. Impersonating me AGAIN? Please, lol... apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: "Imitation = sincerest form of flattery" PROVING that you WISH you were ME but poor imitation = you.

    * I don't tend to post about my work in topics that don't fit it (unless you of "moron kind" bring it up 1st), hence, you giving yourself away you're impersonating me...

    APK

    P.S.=> What are you trying (& failing) to accomplish? Trying to "make me look bad"?? I have to ask as it's EXTREMELY DIFFICULT for me to "think like 'your kind'" (no-mind do-NOTHING "ne'er-do-wells" that can't think, lol) to even TRY to understand your "mental processes" (none obviously that are up to any good)... apk

    1. Re: Impersonating me AGAIN? Please, lol... apk by Type44Q · · Score: 1

      Does APK use that much punctuation?

    2. Re:Impersonating me AGAIN? Please, lol... apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      No one wants to be you, APK. I promise. Also, what you consider "PROOF" is simply your delusion.

  16. A gift for you rotten bastards... apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: APK Hosts File Engine 2.0++ 64-bit for Linux h t t p : / / a p k . i t - m a t e . c o . u k / A P K H o s t s F i l e E n g i n e F o r L i n u x . z i p (remove spaces between characters & download).

    Yields more security/speed/reliability/anonymity vs. any SINGLE solution (99% of threats = hostnames vs. IP address that most firewalls use) more efficiently/FASTER + NATIVELY 4 less!

    (Vs. "Bolt on 'MoAr' illogic-logic" competitors slowing you, hosts speed you up 2 ways (adblocks + hardcodes u spend most time @) vs. competition loaded w/ bugs (DNS/AntiVir) + their overheads (messagepass ('souled-out' to advertiser addons) + filtering drivers) & their complexity leads to exploitation).

    * ONLY 1 of its kind in GUI on Linux/BSD!

    (Much better vs. Windows model in speed & efficiency + new "merge" feature)

    APK

    P.S.=> I use Firefox on Linux & it works like a DREAM w/ hosts. Too bad you rotten bastard JEALOUS JOWIES keep abusing downmodpoints to censor me... apk

  17. The parent was posted by Zontar The Mindless by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    ^---- Fake APK
    a.k.a. Zontar The Mindless

  18. Welcome to the new Kings ... by houghi · · Score: 1

    ... same as the old Kings.

    But I really like it that they called the US bluff.

    USA : "We do not buy if you do not change the leaders."
    Chine: "We can then sell in the USofA?"
    USA: (giigleling as they do not think it will come to this) "Sure!"
    China: "Done. Now what."
    USA: "Er, you now promise to not put anything spy-stuff in it?"
    Chine: "You never requested that. Too late to back out of the deal."
    USA: "Uh USA! USA! USA!"

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    Don't fight for your country, if your country does not fight for you.
    1. Re: Welcome to the new Kings ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Please post a list of all the terms. Oh wait you have no access to that so you spewed something you made up thinking you are clever.

  19. This is like ... by PPH · · Score: 3, Informative

    ... reorganizing AT&T and expecting the new management to close down room 641A.

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    Have gnu, will travel.
  20. Then why impersonate me otherwise? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: OR stalk me by UNIDENTIFIABLE anonymous posts as you do now (proves you FEAR me vs. via 1 of your SOCKPUPPETS)?

    * You're CLEARLY delusional (what you try project onto me but it's clearly 1 of your MANY mental faults, lol) thinking you're "fooling" anyone but yourself...

    APK

    P.S.=> Nice to see I also RAN YOU DRY (lol) of your "downmodpoints" you SOCKPUPPET farm on /. to cheat the system here (upmodding yourself & downmodding those who BLOW YOU AWAY as I do, constantly + easily)... apk

    1. Re:Then why impersonate me otherwise? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      "proves". There you go again. You consider yourself a computer scientist yet your burden of proof is schizophrenic. I am not whoever you think I am. I come here and read and occasionally make a post. I have made a few comments on your posts because as time goes on your pattern of behavior is a predictable cartoon. Your paranoia has you thinking it is all one person out to get you. It isn't. Get some help.

  21. Impersonating me AGAIN?... apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: "Imitation = sincerest form of flattery" PROVING you WISH you were ME & poor imitation = you.

    * I don't post on my work in topics that don't fit it (unless you of "moron kind" bring it up 1st)

    OR

    Harassing others that didn't harass me (most of all, 1st - Megol didn't afaik @ least recently).

    (Hence you give yourself away you're impersonating me!)

    APK

    P.S.=> What are you trying (& failing) to accomplish? Trying to "make me look bad"?? I have to ask as it's EXTREMELY DIFFICULT for me to "think like 'your kind'" (no-mind do-NOTHING "ne'er-do-wells" that can't think, lol) to even TRY to understand your "mental processes" (none obviously that are up to any good)... apk

  22. Re:From an unamerican perspective ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Hillary was the bottom of the barrel.

    Don't you forget those nukes...

  23. Yet u FEAR me posting unidentifiable ac by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Your unidentifiable anonymous STALKING me PROVES my point! I don't know who u are but I know what u are: A "weezil", lmao!

    * You prove all of that constantly, lol... & ANYTHING you say is total lies/bullshit as usual coming from such an "authority" (lol, not) as yourself full of "integrity" (not) & 'courage' (definitely NOT) STANDING BEHIND YOUR WORDS (bullshit bs is more like it - DEFINITELY NOT).

    APK

    P.S.=> See, the REAL beauty of "your kind" (the "not-men" mere "ne'er-do-well" DO-NOTHING puny JEALOUS "Lil' Jowie" (lol) kind is I don't even HAVE TO TRY defeat you - you defeat yourselves FOR ME, lol - it's great!)... apk

  24. ZTE got p0wned by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Their original plan of closing up shop and leaving US customers screwed is looking better and better.

  25. Window dressing... by Timothy2.0 · · Score: 1

    There's so substantive change here. You don't make a 20-year veteran of the company the CEO and expect much to be different.

  26. 500MM, Not the trademarks by Actually,+I+do+RTFA · · Score: 2

    Ivanka's trademarks came through, sure. Also, the Trump Organization got a 500 million dollar "loan" from Chinese banks.

    I doubt the trademarks were anything but the wrapping paper. After all, a lot of her trademarks came through right before the first meeting POTUS and Xi had.

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  27. I like quotes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    If it hadn't been for Cotton Eye Joe, I'd been married long time ago. --Rednex

  28. Fight? About as much a fight for me as... apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: ... Antifa WEEZIL getting his "computer rebooted" by a GOOD U.S. Patriot https://www.youtube.com/watch?... - "NuKLeeR-ShuTdOwN", lol (for my weak opponents who HIDE + STALK me behind UNIDENTIFIABLE anonymous - TROLLS as you call them).

    * Hahahahaha - A good dose of the "ole' 5 knuckle shuffle" sleeping potion!

    ( "WHAP!" )

    APK

    P.S.=> Hilarious/Priceless/CLASSIC - the traitor "not-man" pussy went DOWN like a SACK OF POTATOS in 1 punch - (-=*** "SPLAT" ***=-) lol... apk

  29. Why save ZTE? by spinitch · · Score: 1

    The rest of the story will never be available to general public but why is saving ZTE important? There are other Chinese companies that could fill-in and absorb the ZTE assets and employees. Obviously there are very powerful Chinese behind ZTE that would like to keep it. US agreeing since they get something out of the settlement plus can keep a closer eye on the entity going forward. There is a larger conflict brewing and The trade tariff battles unfolding show limitations of WTO. Many will be economic casualties while there will also be selective winners. Unfortunately we can't all get along but should tolerate your friends when tangling with common adversaries- democracy vs anti democracy. China niced democracies to their detriment. Democracy needs to re-unite or fall.