Washington — President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping are working to give Chinese telecom company ZTE "a way to get back into business, fast". The major Chinese smartphone maker is on the rocks following US sanctions. "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!" Trump tweeted. Earlier in May the Chinese technology company suspended its main operations after the US commerce department banned American supplies to its business. ZTE relies on US companies such as Qualcomm and Intel for components in a technology sector that is becoming increasingly intertwined. ZTE said in the past week its major operations had "ceased" following April’s US ban on American sales of critical technology to the company, raising the possibility of its collapse. US officials imposed the ban because...
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