https://phys.org/news/2018-06-zte-chairman-violations.html

Chairman Yin Yimin's letter also apologized to ZTE's 80,000 employees, according to the South China Morning Post. Their jobs were in jeopardy after ZTE lost access to U.S. technology and suspended most of its operations.

Yin's letter said there were "problems in our compliance culture" and ZTE should "hold the relevant people accountable and avoid similar issues in future," according to the Post. "I would like to apologize to all employees, customers, shareholders and partners."