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China’s ZTE may pay over $1 billion to the US over foreign bribery allegations, sources say

11 December 2025, 4:47 pm
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FILE PHOTO: The company logo of ZTE is seen through a wooden fence on a glass door during the company's 15th anniversary celebration in Beijing April 18, 2013. REUTERS/Barry Huang/File Photo

Chinese telecoms equipment maker ZTE Corp may pay more than $1 billion to the U.S. government to resolve years-old allegations of foreign bribery, according to two people familiar with the matter. On Thursday, ZTE’s Hong Kong-listed shares tumbled more than 12%, while its Shenzhen shares fell by their daily limit of 10%. 

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