ZTE (ZTCOF), which makes smartphones and network equipment, was thrown into crisis in April when the US Commerce Department blocked American companies from selling it vital components¹. The move forced it to halt almost all of its operations and fueled tensions between the Chinese and US governments.

今年4月，美国商务部禁止美国公司向中兴通讯销售关键零部件，使得这家智能手机和网络设备制造商陷入了危机。当时中兴不得不停止了大部分业务活动，此举更加剧了中美两国政府之间的紧张关系。

It's back in business now after paying a $1 billion fine and agreeing to heavy oversight² from the US government.

在支付了10亿美元的罚款并同意接受美国政府的严格监督后，中兴才恢复了主要业务活动。

The months-long ban delivered a heavy blow to ZTE's revenue, which dropped to 39.4 billion yuan ($5.8 billion) for the first half of the year from 54 billion yuan ($7.9 billion) a year earlier.

长达数月的禁令对中兴通讯的营收造成了沉重打击，今年上半年，中兴通讯营收从去年同期的540亿元（79亿美元）降至394亿元（58亿美元）。

报告显示 中兴通讯上半年净亏损78亿元

Combined with the hefty fine, the ban helped drag the company to a net loss of 7.8 billion yuan ($1.1 billion).

这一禁令和相关的罚款导致该公司净亏损78亿元人民币（11亿美元）。

But ZTE predicts it will post a net profit of as much as 1 billion yuan ($146 million) for the quarter ending in September, according to its earnings³ report released late last Thursday.

但上周四晚间中兴通讯发布的财报显示，预计在截至9月份的财季，其净利润将达到10亿元人民币（1.46亿美元）。

"ZTE is rapidly moving back on track," Edison Lee, an analyst⁴ with investment bank Jefferies, said in a research note.

杰富瑞投资银行分析师爱迪生·李在一份研究报告中表示：“中兴通讯正迅速回到正轨。”

The company's shares rose more than 1% in Hong Kong last Friday, but they are still down about 40% from where they were before the ban.

上周五，该公司在香港的股价上涨了逾1%，但仍较禁令实施前下跌了约40%。