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Calculated Shard: 181 (from laksa184)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa181.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.businessinsider.com/huawei-us-ban-similar-to-zte-us-ban-2019-5\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.businessinsider.com/huawei-us-ban-similar-to-zte-us-ban-2019-5\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/huawei-us-ban-similar-to-zte-us-ban-2019-5","crawl_time":1775594698,"first_indexed_time":1558373732,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,businessinsider!www,\/huawei-us-ban-similar-to-zte-us-ban-2019-5 s443","src_root_hash":"15170859634011428381","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Huawei US Ban: How It's Similar to What Happened to ZTE - Business Insider","meta_descriptions":["Chinese telecoms company ZTE weathered a US trade blacklist similar to Huawei's."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Reuters\n2019-05-20T16:32:21.000Z\nThe Chinese telecoms company\nHuawei\nhas been banned from accessing parts of\nGoogle's\nAndroid\nmobile operating system after the US government placed the company on a trade blacklist. \nThe Android operating system plays a significant part in Huawei's smartphone business as the second-largest smartphone maker.\nThe Chinese telecoms company ZTE was previously blacklisted by the US government after it was discovered the company violated existing sanctions against North Korea and Iran. \nEventually, the US eased sanctions against ZTE in exchange for a $1 billion fine, as well as a shake-up in management and allowing a US compliance team to oversee activities. The agreement wiped $3 billion off ZTE's market value. \nUS sales of ZTE smartphones were also under threat, but negotiations finally led to a ban of ZTE devices only for US government contracts. \nVisit Business Insider's homepage for more stories\n.\nGoogle has\nstopped providing updates of its Android software to China's Huawei,\nthe second-largest smartphone maker, after the US government placed Huawei on a trade blacklist.\nGoogle's ban could have a massive effect on Huawei's mobile business. Without future updates and\nother crucial components of Google's Android operating system\n, Huawei's future smartphones could become expensive paperweights to existing owners rather than useful — and even great — smartphones. \nBut Huawei wasn't the first Chinese tech company to get on the US government's \"entity list,\" which is known within the government as the \"death penalty,\"\naccording to The Washington Post\n.\nIn May 2018, the Trump administration\nbanned sales of US-made parts to the Chinese phone maker ZTE\n, the second-largest telecom-equipment maker in China that generated $17 billion in revenue in 2017.\nThe ban came as a result of an investigation into ZTE's sales to North Korea and Iran, which the US said violated existing sanctions against those countries. ZTE had relied on US companies for certain components, and the ban crippled ZTE's operations and led to a shutdown of its factories. The company said that the ban threatened its existence.\nAfter intense negotiations over the following months, the Trump administration\nreached an agreement with ZTE\nto lift the crippling sanctions. In exchange for the US government easing sanctions against ZTE, the company was forced to pay a $1 billion fine and place $400 million in escrow should the company violate sanctions again. ZTE was also forced to make changes to its executive team and allow a US compliance team to oversee activities.\nFollowing the agreement, ZTE shares tanked as investors wiped $3 billion off the company's market value.\nRead more\n: Why Huawei smartphones are so popular all over the world — except in the US, where stores don't sell them\nLater, the US Senate would\nreject Trump's agreement with ZTE\nto ease sanctions and move to ban sales of ZTE smartphones in the US. Eventually, a compromise was reached that would prevent ZTE only from obtaining US government contracts. \nIn 2018, ZTE reported $12.7 billion in revenue — $4 billion less than 2017.\nZTE's woes have continued in 2019. A federal investigation into whether the company is a security risk is ongoing. In April,\nMIT joined a growing list of schools that ended collaborations with ZTE\n, as well as Huawei, as a result of the investigations.\nAs for Huawei, founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei told Japanese press on Saturday that the recent\nUS sanctions would affect its growth\n \"but only slightly.\"\n\"We will not change our management at the request of the U.S. or accept monitoring, as ZTE has done,\" he said.  ","attrs_markdown":"[Subscribe](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/subscription)\n\n[Newsletters](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/subscription\/newsletter)\n\n[Business](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/business)\n\n[Strategy](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/strategy)\n\n[Economy](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/economy)\n\n[Finance](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/finance)\n\n[Retail](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/retail)\n\n[Advertising](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/advertising)\n\n[Careers](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/careers)\n\n[Law](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/law)\n\n[Media](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/media)\n\n[Real Estate](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/real-estate)\n\n[Small Business](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/smallbusiness)\n\n[The Better Work Project](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/sc\/introducing-the-better-work-project-hub)\n\n[Personal Finance](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/personal-finance)\n\n[Tech](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/tech)\n\n[Science](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/science)\n\n[AI](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/artificial-intelligence)\n\n[Enterprise](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/enterprise)\n\n[Transportation](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/transportation)\n\n[Startups](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/startups)\n\n[Innovation](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/innovation)\n\n[Markets](https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/)\n\n[Stocks](https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/stocks)\n\n[Indices](https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/indices)\n\n[Commodities](https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/commodities)\n\n[Crypto](https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/cryptocurrencies)\n\n[Currencies](https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/currencies)\n\n[ETFs](https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/etfs)\n\n[Lifestyle](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/lifestyle)\n\n[Entertainment](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/entertainment)\n\n[Culture](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/culture)\n\n[Travel](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/travel)\n\n[Food](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/food)\n\n[Health](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/health)\n\n[Education](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/education)\n\n[Parenting](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/parenting)\n\n[Military & Defense](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/defense)\n\n[Politics](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/politics)\n\n[Reviews](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/guides)\n\n[Home](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/guides\/home)\n\n[Kitchen](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/guides\/kitchen)\n\n[Style](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/guides\/style)\n\n[Streaming](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/guides\/streaming)\n\n[Pets](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/guides\/pets)\n\n[Tech](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/guides\/tech)\n\n[Deals](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/guides\/deals)\n\n[Gifts](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/guides\/gifts)\n\n[Tickets](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/guides\/tickets)\n\n[Video](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/video)\n\n[Big Business](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/show\/big-business)\n\n[So Expensive](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/show\/so-expensive)\n\n[View From Above](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/show\/view-from-above)\n\n[Small Business](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/show\/small-business)\n\n[Authorized Account](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/show\/authorized-account)\n\n[Risky Business](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/show\/risky-business)\n\n[Boot Camp](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/show\/boot-camp)\n\n[Still Standing](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/show\/still-standing)\n\n[How Crime Works](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/show\/how-crime-works)\n\n[Life Lessons](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/show\/life-lessons)\n\n[Subscribe](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/subscription)\n\n[My account]()\n\n[Log in]()\n\n[Newsletters](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/subscription\/newsletter)\n\nUS edition\n\n[Deutschland & Österreich](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.de\/?IR=C)\n\n[España](https:\/\/businessinsider.es\/)\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.jp\/)\n\n[Polska](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com.pl\/?IR=C)\n\n[TW 全球中文版](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.tw\/)\n\n[Get the app](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/app \"Get the Business Insider app\")\n\n[Politics](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/politics)\n\n# Huawei has been blacklisted by the US government. Here's what happened to the last Chinese tech company that got the 'death penalty.'\nBy   [Antonio Villas-Boas](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/author\/antonio-villas-boas)\n\n![FILE PHOTO: The logo of China's ZTE Corp is seen on a building in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China April 19, 2018. REUTERS\/Stringer](https:\/\/i.insider.com\/5ce2d71f4cf27000532be4b6?width=700)\n\nReuters\n\n2019-05-20T16:32:21.000Z\n\nShare\n\nCopy link\n\n[Email](<mailto:?subject=Huawei has been blacklisted by the US government. Here's what happened to the last Chinese tech company that got the 'death penalty.'&body=Huawei%20has%20been%20blacklisted%20by%20the%20US%20government.%20Here's%20what%20happened%20to%20the%20last%20Chinese%20tech%20company%20that%20got%20the%20'death%20penalty.'%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fhuawei-us-ban-similar-to-zte-us-ban-2019-5&> \"Email\")\n\nFacebook\n\nWhatsApp\n\nX\n\nLinkedIn\n\nBluesky\n\nThreads\n\nAn icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.\n\nImpact Link\n\nSave Saved\n\n[Read in app](https:\/\/insider-app.onelink.me\/4cpG\/?af_js_web=true&af_ss_ver=2_3_0&af_dp=insider%3A%2F%2Fbi%2Fpost%2Fhuawei-us-ban-similar-to-zte-us-ban-2019-5&af_force_deeplink=true&is_retargeting=true&deep_link_value=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fhuawei-us-ban-similar-to-zte-us-ban-2019-5&pid=businessinsider&c=post_page_share_bar_v2_smart_4.13.23 \"Download the app\")\n\n- The Chinese telecoms company [Huawei](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/category\/huawei) has been banned from accessing parts of [Google's](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/category\/google) [Android](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/category\/android) mobile operating system after the US government placed the company on a trade blacklist.\n- The Android operating system plays a significant part in Huawei's smartphone business as the second-largest smartphone maker.\n- The Chinese telecoms company ZTE was previously blacklisted by the US government after it was discovered the company violated existing sanctions against North Korea and Iran.\n- Eventually, the US eased sanctions against ZTE in exchange for a \\$1 billion fine, as well as a shake-up in management and allowing a US compliance team to oversee activities. The agreement wiped \\$3 billion off ZTE's market value.\n- US sales of ZTE smartphones were also under threat, but negotiations finally led to a ban of ZTE devices only for US government contracts.\n- **[Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/).**\n\nGoogle has [stopped providing updates of its Android software to China's Huawei,](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/google-severed-ties-with-huawei-what-that-means-for-you-2019-5) the second-largest smartphone maker, after the US government placed Huawei on a trade blacklist.\n\nGoogle's ban could have a massive effect on Huawei's mobile business. Without future updates and [other crucial components of Google's Android operating system](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/google-severed-ties-with-huawei-what-that-means-for-you-2019-5), Huawei's future smartphones could become expensive paperweights to existing owners rather than useful — and even great — smartphones.\n\nBut Huawei wasn't the first Chinese tech company to get on the US government's \"entity list,\" which is known within the government as the \"death penalty,\" [according to The Washington Post](https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/trump-signs-order-to-protect-us-networks-from-foreign-espionage-a-move-that-appears-to-target-china\/2019\/05\/15\/d982ec50-7727-11e9-bd25-c989555e7766_story.html?utm_term=.650703087ab4).\n\nIn May 2018, the Trump administration [banned sales of US-made parts to the Chinese phone maker ZTE](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/trump-china-trade-war-zte-shut-down-2018-5), the second-largest telecom-equipment maker in China that generated \\$17 billion in revenue in 2017.\n\nThe ban came as a result of an investigation into ZTE's sales to North Korea and Iran, which the US said violated existing sanctions against those countries. ZTE had relied on US companies for certain components, and the ban crippled ZTE's operations and led to a shutdown of its factories. The company said that the ban threatened its existence.\n\nAfter intense negotiations over the following months, the Trump administration [reached an agreement with ZTE](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/trump-china-trade-fight-zte-deal-reached-2018-6) to lift the crippling sanctions. In exchange for the US government easing sanctions against ZTE, the company was forced to pay a \\$1 billion fine and place \\$400 million in escrow should the company violate sanctions again. ZTE was also forced to make changes to its executive team and allow a US compliance team to oversee activities.\n\nFollowing the agreement, ZTE shares tanked as investors wiped \\$3 billion off the company's market value.\n\n***Read more**: Why Huawei smartphones are so popular all over the world — except in the US, where stores don't sell them*\n\nLater, the US Senate would [reject Trump's agreement with ZTE](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/us-senate-voted-reinstated-ban-on-zte-2018-6) to ease sanctions and move to ban sales of ZTE smartphones in the US. Eventually, a compromise was reached that would prevent ZTE only from obtaining US government contracts.\n\nIn 2018, ZTE reported \\$12.7 billion in revenue — \\$4 billion less than 2017.\n\nZTE's woes have continued in 2019. A federal investigation into whether the company is a security risk is ongoing. In April, [MIT joined a growing list of schools that ended collaborations with ZTE](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/mit-cuts-ties-with-huawei-and-zte-over-security-concerns-2019-4), as well as Huawei, as a result of the investigations.\n\nAs for Huawei, founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei told Japanese press on Saturday that the recent [US sanctions would affect its growth](https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/Economy\/Trade-war\/Huawei-does-not-need-US-chips-CEO-on-Trump-export-ban) \"but only slightly.\"\n\n\"We will not change our management at the request of the U.S. or accept monitoring, as ZTE has done,\" he said.\n### Recommended video\n- [Google](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/category\/google \"Google\")\n- [Huawei](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/category\/huawei \"Huawei\")\n- [Android](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/category\/android \"Android\")\n- More\n- [Smartphones](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/category\/smartphones \"Smartphones\")\n- [Donald 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Without future updates and [other crucial components of Google's Android operating system](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/google-severed-ties-with-huawei-what-that-means-for-you-2019-5), Huawei's future smartphones could become expensive paperweights to existing owners rather than useful — and even great — smartphones.\n\nBut Huawei wasn't the first Chinese tech company to get on the US government's \"entity list,\" which is known within the government as the \"death penalty,\" [according to The Washington Post](https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/trump-signs-order-to-protect-us-networks-from-foreign-espionage-a-move-that-appears-to-target-china\/2019\/05\/15\/d982ec50-7727-11e9-bd25-c989555e7766_story.html?utm_term=.650703087ab4).\n\nIn May 2018, the Trump administration [banned sales of US-made parts to the Chinese phone maker ZTE](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/trump-china-trade-war-zte-shut-down-2018-5), the second-largest telecom-equipment maker in China that generated \\$17 billion in revenue in 2017.\n\nThe ban came as a result of an investigation into ZTE's sales to North Korea and Iran, which the US said violated existing sanctions against those countries. 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Boilerpipe Text	Reuters 2019-05-20T16:32:21.000Z The Chinese telecoms company Huawei has been banned from accessing parts of Google's Android mobile operating system after the US government placed the company on a trade blacklist. The Android operating system plays a significant part in Huawei's smartphone business as the second-largest smartphone maker. The Chinese telecoms company ZTE was previously blacklisted by the US government after it was discovered the company violated existing sanctions against North Korea and Iran. Eventually, the US eased sanctions against ZTE in exchange for a $1 billion fine, as well as a shake-up in management and allowing a US compliance team to oversee activities. The agreement wiped $3 billion off ZTE's market value. US sales of ZTE smartphones were also under threat, but negotiations finally led to a ban of ZTE devices only for US government contracts. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . Google has stopped providing updates of its Android software to China's Huawei, the second-largest smartphone maker, after the US government placed Huawei on a trade blacklist. Google's ban could have a massive effect on Huawei's mobile business. Without future updates and other crucial components of Google's Android operating system , Huawei's future smartphones could become expensive paperweights to existing owners rather than useful — and even great — smartphones. But Huawei wasn't the first Chinese tech company to get on the US government's "entity list," which is known within the government as the "death penalty," according to The Washington Post . In May 2018, the Trump administration banned sales of US-made parts to the Chinese phone maker ZTE , the second-largest telecom-equipment maker in China that generated $17 billion in revenue in 2017. The ban came as a result of an investigation into ZTE's sales to North Korea and Iran, which the US said violated existing sanctions against those countries. ZTE had relied on US companies for certain components, and the ban crippled ZTE's operations and led to a shutdown of its factories. The company said that the ban threatened its existence. After intense negotiations over the following months, the Trump administration reached an agreement with ZTE to lift the crippling sanctions. In exchange for the US government easing sanctions against ZTE, the company was forced to pay a $1 billion fine and place $400 million in escrow should the company violate sanctions again. ZTE was also forced to make changes to its executive team and allow a US compliance team to oversee activities. Following the agreement, ZTE shares tanked as investors wiped $3 billion off the company's market value. Read more : Why Huawei smartphones are so popular all over the world — except in the US, where stores don't sell them Later, the US Senate would reject Trump's agreement with ZTE to ease sanctions and move to ban sales of ZTE smartphones in the US. Eventually, a compromise was reached that would prevent ZTE only from obtaining US government contracts. In 2018, ZTE reported $12.7 billion in revenue — $4 billion less than 2017. ZTE's woes have continued in 2019. A federal investigation into whether the company is a security risk is ongoing. In April, MIT joined a growing list of schools that ended collaborations with ZTE , as well as Huawei, as a result of the investigations. As for Huawei, founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei told Japanese press on Saturday that the recent US sanctions would affect its growth "but only slightly." "We will not change our management at the request of the U.S. or accept monitoring, as ZTE has done," he said.
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The agreement wiped \$3 billion off ZTE's market value. - US sales of ZTE smartphones were also under threat, but negotiations finally led to a ban of ZTE devices only for US government contracts. - [Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories](https://www.businessinsider.com/). Google has [stopped providing updates of its Android software to China's Huawei,](https://www.businessinsider.com/google-severed-ties-with-huawei-what-that-means-for-you-2019-5) the second-largest smartphone maker, after the US government placed Huawei on a trade blacklist. Google's ban could have a massive effect on Huawei's mobile business. Without future updates and [other crucial components of Google's Android operating system](https://www.businessinsider.com/google-severed-ties-with-huawei-what-that-means-for-you-2019-5), Huawei's future smartphones could become expensive paperweights to existing owners rather than useful — and even great — smartphones. But Huawei wasn't the first Chinese tech company to get on the US government's "entity list," which is known within the government as the "death penalty," [according to The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-signs-order-to-protect-us-networks-from-foreign-espionage-a-move-that-appears-to-target-china/2019/05/15/d982ec50-7727-11e9-bd25-c989555e7766_story.html?utm_term=.650703087ab4). In May 2018, the Trump administration [banned sales of US-made parts to the Chinese phone maker ZTE](https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-china-trade-war-zte-shut-down-2018-5), the second-largest telecom-equipment maker in China that generated \$17 billion in revenue in 2017. The ban came as a result of an investigation into ZTE's sales to North Korea and Iran, which the US said violated existing sanctions against those countries. ZTE had relied on US companies for certain components, and the ban crippled ZTE's operations and led to a shutdown of its factories. The company said that the ban threatened its existence. After intense negotiations over the following months, the Trump administration [reached an agreement with ZTE](https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-china-trade-fight-zte-deal-reached-2018-6) to lift the crippling sanctions. In exchange for the US government easing sanctions against ZTE, the company was forced to pay a \$1 billion fine and place \$400 million in escrow should the company violate sanctions again. ZTE was also forced to make changes to its executive team and allow a US compliance team to oversee activities. Following the agreement, ZTE shares tanked as investors wiped \$3 billion off the company's market value. *Read more: Why Huawei smartphones are so popular all over the world — except in the US, where stores don't sell them* Later, the US Senate would [reject Trump's agreement with ZTE](https://www.businessinsider.com/us-senate-voted-reinstated-ban-on-zte-2018-6) to ease sanctions and move to ban sales of ZTE smartphones in the US. Eventually, a compromise was reached that would prevent ZTE only from obtaining US government contracts. In 2018, ZTE reported \$12.7 billion in revenue — \$4 billion less than 2017. ZTE's woes have continued in 2019. A federal investigation into whether the company is a security risk is ongoing. In April, [MIT joined a growing list of schools that ended collaborations with ZTE](https://www.businessinsider.com/mit-cuts-ties-with-huawei-and-zte-over-security-concerns-2019-4), as well as Huawei, as a result of the investigations. As for Huawei, founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei told Japanese press on Saturday that the recent [US sanctions would affect its growth](https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade-war/Huawei-does-not-need-US-chips-CEO-on-Trump-export-ban) "but only slightly." 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Readable Markdown	![FILE PHOTO: The logo of China's ZTE Corp is seen on a building in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer](https://i.insider.com/5ce2d71f4cf27000532be4b6?width=700) Reuters 2019-05-20T16:32:21.000Z - The Chinese telecoms company [Huawei](https://www.businessinsider.com/category/huawei) has been banned from accessing parts of [Google's](https://www.businessinsider.com/category/google) [Android](https://www.businessinsider.com/category/android) mobile operating system after the US government placed the company on a trade blacklist. - The Android operating system plays a significant part in Huawei's smartphone business as the second-largest smartphone maker. - The Chinese telecoms company ZTE was previously blacklisted by the US government after it was discovered the company violated existing sanctions against North Korea and Iran. - Eventually, the US eased sanctions against ZTE in exchange for a \$1 billion fine, as well as a shake-up in management and allowing a US compliance team to oversee activities. The agreement wiped \$3 billion off ZTE's market value. - US sales of ZTE smartphones were also under threat, but negotiations finally led to a ban of ZTE devices only for US government contracts. - [Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories](https://www.businessinsider.com/). Google has [stopped providing updates of its Android software to China's Huawei,](https://www.businessinsider.com/google-severed-ties-with-huawei-what-that-means-for-you-2019-5) the second-largest smartphone maker, after the US government placed Huawei on a trade blacklist. Google's ban could have a massive effect on Huawei's mobile business. Without future updates and [other crucial components of Google's Android operating system](https://www.businessinsider.com/google-severed-ties-with-huawei-what-that-means-for-you-2019-5), Huawei's future smartphones could become expensive paperweights to existing owners rather than useful — and even great — smartphones. But Huawei wasn't the first Chinese tech company to get on the US government's "entity list," which is known within the government as the "death penalty," [according to The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-signs-order-to-protect-us-networks-from-foreign-espionage-a-move-that-appears-to-target-china/2019/05/15/d982ec50-7727-11e9-bd25-c989555e7766_story.html?utm_term=.650703087ab4). In May 2018, the Trump administration [banned sales of US-made parts to the Chinese phone maker ZTE](https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-china-trade-war-zte-shut-down-2018-5), the second-largest telecom-equipment maker in China that generated \$17 billion in revenue in 2017. The ban came as a result of an investigation into ZTE's sales to North Korea and Iran, which the US said violated existing sanctions against those countries. ZTE had relied on US companies for certain components, and the ban crippled ZTE's operations and led to a shutdown of its factories. The company said that the ban threatened its existence. After intense negotiations over the following months, the Trump administration [reached an agreement with ZTE](https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-china-trade-fight-zte-deal-reached-2018-6) to lift the crippling sanctions. In exchange for the US government easing sanctions against ZTE, the company was forced to pay a \$1 billion fine and place \$400 million in escrow should the company violate sanctions again. ZTE was also forced to make changes to its executive team and allow a US compliance team to oversee activities. Following the agreement, ZTE shares tanked as investors wiped \$3 billion off the company's market value. *Read more: Why Huawei smartphones are so popular all over the world — except in the US, where stores don't sell them* Later, the US Senate would [reject Trump's agreement with ZTE](https://www.businessinsider.com/us-senate-voted-reinstated-ban-on-zte-2018-6) to ease sanctions and move to ban sales of ZTE smartphones in the US. Eventually, a compromise was reached that would prevent ZTE only from obtaining US government contracts. In 2018, ZTE reported \$12.7 billion in revenue — \$4 billion less than 2017. ZTE's woes have continued in 2019. A federal investigation into whether the company is a security risk is ongoing. In April, [MIT joined a growing list of schools that ended collaborations with ZTE](https://www.businessinsider.com/mit-cuts-ties-with-huawei-and-zte-over-security-concerns-2019-4), as well as Huawei, as a result of the investigations. As for Huawei, founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei told Japanese press on Saturday that the recent [US sanctions would affect its growth](https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade-war/Huawei-does-not-need-US-chips-CEO-on-Trump-export-ban) "but only slightly." "We will not change our management at the request of the U.S. or accept monitoring, as ZTE has done," he said.
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