美国政府再次延期执行对中兴出口限制

Chinese telecoms equipment group ZTE said on November 18 that it has won a further reprieve until February 27, 2017 on export restrictions that were imposed on the company by the U.S. government.

中国电信设备集团中兴于11月18日表示，已成功使美国政府对该公司实施的出口限制延期到2017年2月27日。

In March this year, the U.S. Commerce Department hit ZTE with some of the toughest-ever U.S. export restrictions for allegedly breaking sanctions against Iran.

今年3月，美国商务部对中兴公司实施了堪称美国史上最严厉的出口限制，理由是中兴违反了美国对伊朗实施的出口禁令。

If imposed, a ban for U.S. component makers and software firms to do business with ZTE could cut off much of the Chinese network equipment and smartphone maker's supply chain.

如果出口限制生效，那么美国零部件制造商和软件公司将不得与中兴展开业务往来，这将切断大部分中国网络设备和智能手机制造商的供应链。

The latest reprieve comes after ZTE said this week it had appointed Matthew Bell as its new chief export compliance officer based in the U.S.

在中兴公司宣布任命马修·贝尔出任其驻美首席出口合规官之后，他们又一次获得了延缓执行该禁令的结果。

ZTE added that it will continue to cooperate with the relevant U.S. government departments to reach a final solution on the matter and comply strictly with relevant U.S. laws.

中兴方面还表示，该公司将继续与美国政府相关部门合作，争取在这一问题上达成最终解决方案，并严格遵守美国的相关法律。

ZTE's Hong Kong shares closed down 1.9 percent on November 18, and are down 35 percent for the year to date due to uncertainty over export restrictions.

中兴集团香港股市股价于11月18日收盘下跌1.9％，由于受到出口限制这个不确定性因素的影响，中兴股价今年迄今已经累计下跌了35%。