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.