Sen. Van Hollen says he expects Congress to adopt language to block ZTE deal

摘要

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) expects the House and the Senate to coalesce around language in the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act that would prevent President Trump from rolling back potentially fatal sanctions on Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE, a move that Beijing views as crucial to continued trade talks. Van Hollen told reporters he was confident the House would "accept" language he succeeded in inserting into the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act that was subsequently made part of the Senate's version of the defense bill. That language would prevent Trump from modifying the sanctions on ZTE until he certifies to Congress that the company has been complying with U.S. law for at least one year and cooperating with U.S. law enforcement.