U.S. senators ask White House to probe ZTE work in Venezuela
Source: Reuters
BUSINESS NEWS NOVEMBER 28, 2018 / 10:09 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Exclusive: U.S. senators ask White House to probe ZTE work in Venezuela
Angus Berwick
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CARACAS (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators on Wednesday will ask the Trump administration to investigate whether ZTE Corp, the Chinese telecommunications company, violated U.S. sanctions by helping Venezuela set up a database that monitors the behavior of its citizens.
In a letter, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Marco Rubio will ask the U.S. secretaries of state, treasury and commerce to determine whether ZTE worked with individuals cited by U.S. sanctions, used U.S. components unlawfully or helped Venezuelas government flout democratic processes or human rights.
The letter, following a Reuters investigation of the database and an associated Venezuelan identity card program published Nov. 14, will go to the cabinet officials on Wednesday, according to aides to the two senators.
ZTE (000063.SZ), which this year paid $1 billion to the U.S. government in relation to sanctioned business in Iran and North Korea, didnt respond to a request for comment for this story.
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