Because I was scrolling through it, I saw a section of the contract that was titled,

how we will get around US export laws.

And I nearly fell out of my chair and I knew that I needed to do something.

In 2011, Ashley Yavlon landed his dream job working as General Counsel for ZTE, a multi-billion

dollar Chinese telecom company subsidized by the regime.

He quickly learned, however, that ZTE was under investigation for breaking US sanction

laws.

We set up shell companies that were buying these component parts and then selling them

to the embargoed countries.

We discussed his book, Yavlon and his family had to go into hiding after his affidavit

to the FBI, detailing ZTE's shocking activities was leaked to the public.

My wife was followed in a car by a Chinese gentleman as she was walking the dog down the street

and as she picked up the pace, the car picked up the pace until she was in a full sprint

all the way up to the house.

This is American Thought Leaders and I'm Yanya Kelly.

Ashley Yavlon, such a pleasure to have you on American Thought Leaders.

Thank you so much for having me.

I just finished reading your book, standing up to China, how a whistleblower risked everything

for his country.

What a tale.

I mean, it's almost hard to believe except that I know a lot of the realities around

communist China, so it's not actually that hard to believe.

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