美國商務部擬對中興通訊實施出口限制
Trading of shares in ZTE was suspended in Hong Kong and Shenzhen yesterday after news of a US investigation into whether China’s second-largest telecommunications equipment maker violated US controls on exports to Iran.
中興通訊(ZTE)股票昨日在香港和深圳停牌，此前有消息稱，美國方面正在調查這家中國第二大電信設備製造商是否違反了美國針對伊朗的出口管制。
ZTE said it was co-operating with the US authorities. Reuters reported at the weekend that the US Department of Commerce was set to place export restrictions on the company. ZTE sells 8-10 per cent of the world’s telecoms equipment, according to Nomura, and counts Iran among its customers.
中興通訊表示，正在與美國有關部門合作。據路透社(Reuters)週末報道，美國商務部(US Department of Commerce)將對該公司實施出口限制措施。野村證券(Nomura)數據顯示，中興通訊銷售的電信設備佔全球的8%至10%，伊朗是其客戶之一。
“ZTE has been working with relevant US government departments on investigations, maintaining communication with relevant departments and is committed to fully address and resolve any concerns,” it said in a statement.
“中興通訊一直在配合美國相關政府部門調查，保持與相關部門溝通，致力於全面處理和解決任何問題，”該公司在一份聲明中表示。
The company added that it would continue with normal operations while it conducted internal assessments.
該公司還表示，將繼續正常運營，同時進行內部評估。
“As a responsible business, ZTE strives to ensure all operational activities adhere to international trade practices and the laws and regulations of host countries,” it said.
“作爲一家負責任的企業，中興通訊努力確保所有經營活動遵守國際行業慣例以及所在國的法律法規，”該公司表示。
The company yesterday suspended trading in its shares, according to statements to the Hong Kong and Shenzhen stock exchanges, but did not explain why.
根據提交香港和深圳證券交易所的聲明，該公司昨日將其股票停牌，但沒有解釋原因。
ZTE’s Hong Kong-listed shares closed up 3.5 per cent last Friday, but are down 20 per cent so far this year.
中興通訊在香港上市的股票上週五收漲3.5%，但今年以來累計下滑20%。
Leping Huang, telecoms and tech-nology analyst at Nomura in Hong Kong, said notice from the Department of Commerce, expected today [March 8], should clarify the scope of the restrictions.
野村證券常駐香港的電信和技術分析師黃樂平表示，美國商務部預計今日（3月8日）將發佈的通知，應該會說明限制措施的範圍。
Nomura does not expect any impact on product sales in the US, but says restrictions would probably require any company shipping US-made parts or equipment to ZTE to first obtain a licence from the Department of Commerce.
野村證券不認爲限制措施會影響中興在美國的產品銷售，但表示這些措施很可能要求向中興發運美國製造部件或設備的任何公司首先取得美國商務部的許可。
In an analyst note, Nomura estimated that 10-15 per cent of the components used in ZTE’s telecom equipment and smartphones were supplied by US-based vendors as of last year. It said major suppliers include Qualcomm, which supplies smartphone chips, and Xilinx and Altera for base station chips.
野村證券在一份分析師簡報中估計，就去年而言，中興通訊電信設備和智能手機所用的10%至15%組件是由總部位於美國的供應商供應的。它稱，主要供應商包括供應智能手機芯片的高通(Qualcomm)，以及供應基站芯片的Xilinx和Altera。
A person briefed by ZTE on the situation said the company does not foresee an immediate impact on production because it has just finished procurement of US parts for 2016.
聽取了中興通訊情況介紹的一名人士稱，該公司並不預見生產將立即受到影響，因爲它剛剛完成2016年的美國部件採購。
However, if restrictions remained in place over the long term, ZTE may experience somedisruptionto its supply-chain.
但是，如果限制措施長期實行下去，中興通訊可能會遇到一些供應鏈中斷的問題。
This is not the first time the company has run into trouble with US authorities. In 2012 ZTE and Huawei, its larger domestic competitor, were informally blocked from selling telecoms infrastructure in the US and barred from investing in US companies after the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence accused both of spying on behalf of Chinese authorities.
這已經不是該公司第一次在美國當局那裏遇到麻煩。2012年中興和規模更大的國內競爭對手華爲(Huawei)被非正式地禁止在美國銷售電信基礎設施或投資於美國企業，原因是衆議院常設特別情報委員會(House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence)指控兩家公司爲中國政府從事間諜活動。
Both companies have long rejected the spying accusations.
兩家公司一貫否認有關間諜活動的指控。
