Sen. Van Hollen says he expects Congress to adopt language to block ZTE deal

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) expects the House and the Senate to coalesce around language in the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act that would prevent President Trump from rolling back potentially fatal sanctions on Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE, a move that Beijing views as crucial to continued trade talks. National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow told reporters on Wednesday that “no decision has been reached by both sides” on sanctions relief for ZTE. Recent media reports have...