https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/14/new-york-times-digital-all-about-zte-the-chinese-sanctions-breaker-that-trump-wants-to-help.html >SHANGHAI — President Trump has said that he will help save ZTE, a Chinese electronics maker. The company was on the brink of collapse after United States officials punished it last month for breaking American sanctions against countries including Iran and North Korea. >Here’s a look at how a Chinese electronics maker with an awkward name came to be at the center of a geopolitical chess match between Beijing and Washington.