Chinese Company Wins Iraqi Contract

After some six months of difficult negotiations, the Zhongxing Telecom Company (ZTE) has signed a contract with the Iraqi Ministry of Communication to supply telecommunications equipment to the war-worn country.

Based in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, ZTE ranks among China's largest telecommunications manufacturers. The contract, valued at over US $ 5 million, was the first to go to a Chinese company in post-war Iraq. It was won, of course, in the face of some resistance on part of the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority.