Senate Rebukes Trump With Vote to Reinstate ZTE Sales Ban

The Senate passed legislation to reinstate a ban on sales of US components to ZTE Corp. in a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump, who had taken steps to revive the Chinese telecommunications company. The measure was wrapped in a larger, must-pass defense bill that cleared the Senate on an 85-10 vote. President Trump is expected to turn his attention to persuading congressional negotiators to strip the ZTE sales ban out of the final version of the defense authorization bill.

ZTE has repeatedly violated US sanctions, and US intelligence officials have also long warned that its equipment could be used to spy on Americans. The company has denied the accusation.