Became a lobbyist for ZTE Corporation, a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and systems company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
It is one of China's leading telecom equipment manufacturers.
...The company has faced criticism in the United States over potential ties to the Chinese government that could enable surveillance.
In 2017, ZTE was fined for illegally exporting U.S. technology to Iran and North Korea in violations of economic sanctions.
In 2020, it was disclosed that the United States Department of Justice opened an investigation into ZTE for potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...