U.S. Congress Takes New Aim at Embattled Huawei, ZTE

* Telecommunications Denial Order Enforcement Act would automatically mete out punishment for any Chinese violator of U.S. sanctions or other export controls

* New legislation marks the latest pushback by Western countries against Huawei and ZTE, which have also come under fire in a Washington-led campaign questioning their products’ security

(Beijing) — U.S. lawmakers have proposed legislation that would ban the sale of U.S. chips and other high-tech components to Chinese telecom-equipment makers that violate U.S. sanctions, formalizing a process that nearly bankrupted one of China’s leading manufacturers last year.