Commerce Dept. order could shut ZTE out of U.S. market as FCC votes on supply-chain proposal

The Commerce Department has activated an order that would bar a scrutinized Chinese company from accessing U.S. technologies, a move that comes as the Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote today on a separate proposal seeking to ensure public monies don’t go to companies presenting a supply-chain risk.

“This is not a way that the Commerce Department is protecting the U.S. supply chain from Chinese insertion, but it is a way to protect the United States against Chinese exploitation...