美国国会提出如中兴犯规就对其实施制裁的议案

一名中国男子从武汉街头有着华为和中兴标徽的广告牌前走过。（资料照片）

美国参议院两党一些议员星期二提出一项议案，要求在中兴公司再次违反美国法律以及同特朗普政府达成的协议的情况下对其实施制裁。

2018年，美国曾因这家中国公司违反同美国政府达成的协议而对其进行处罚，禁止美国公司向中兴销售芯片和相关设备，使它濒临瓦解。但是特朗普总统取消了制裁，中兴因此死而复生。许多国会议员对特朗普的做法表示不满，其中包括共和党议员。中兴受到处罚的原因是向朝鲜和伊朗提供原产于美国的通讯设备。

这项议案的共同发起人是共和党参议员马科·鲁比奥、苏珊·柯林斯、杰里·莫兰和共和党参议员克里·斯范何伦、马克·沃纳、伊丽莎白·沃伦和道格拉斯·琼斯。

许多美国国会议员认为中国电讯巨头中兴和华为对美国国家安全构成威胁，担心使用它们的技术会使中国更容易窃取美国的机密。

这是美国国会第二次提出有关制裁中兴的议案，上一项议案是去年9月提出的，但是由于国会休会而过期。

WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill on Tuesday that would reimpose sanctions on ZTE Corp if the Chinese telecommunications firm fails to live up to U.S. laws and an agreement with the Trump administration.

U.S. President Donald Trump angered many members of Congress, including some of his fellow Republicans, in July 2018 when he decided to lift a ban on U.S. companies selling to ZTE, allowing the Chinese company to resume business.

ZTE broke a previous agreement and was caught illegally shipping U.S.-origin goods to Iran and North Korea, Commerce Department officials said. ZTE pleaded guilty last year over the sanctions violations.

Republican Senators Marco Rubio, Susan Collins and Jerry Moran sponsored the legislation along with Democratic Senators Chris Van Hollen, Mark Warner, Elizabeth Warren and Doug Jones.

The bill comes just days after top U.S. officials met with their counterparts from China in Washington to try to hammer out an agreement to end a trade war between the world's two biggest economies.

It also comes as the United States tries to extradite a top executive at Huawei Technologies Co Ltd on charges she conspired to violate U.S. sanctions on Iran.

Many members of Congress view ZTE and Huawei as national security threats, worrying that the use of their technologies in the United States could make it easier for China to steal secrets.

This is the second time lawmakers have introduced a bill on ZTE and sanctions. The previous bill, introduced in September, expired as the previous Congressional session ended.

ZTE did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

(Reporting by Diane Bartz; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)