https://www.cnet.com/news/zte-says-us-trade-ban-on-the-company-is-unacceptable/ >It's been a bad week for ZTE. On Monday, the US Commerce Department banned all American companies from selling their software and hardware to ZTE. This, the Chinese phone and telecommunications company said, is unacceptable. >"It is extremely unfair to ZTE and we cannot accept it!" the company said in a statement, according to Reuters. "Refusal orders will not only seriously endanger the survival of ZTE, but also hurt the interests of all ZTE's partners including a large number of U.S. companies."