thank you, attorney general whitacre, for hosting us today. -- attorney general whitaker, for hosting us today. and thank you to all of our interagency partners at justice, the fbi and dhs, for your outstanding work on this case. the trump administration continues to be tougher on those who violate our sanctions and our export control laws than any administration in history. as secretary, one of my very first actions was to punish zte for its violations, and we continue to monitor them more strictly than any other company in our history. for years, chinese firms have broken our export laws and undermined sanctions, often using u.s. financial systems to facilitate their illegal activities. this will end. the men and women of our bureau of industry and security have been at the forefront of our efforts, and i commend them again for their work. despite their small size, just 400 or so hard-working public servants, they do an amazing job helping to keep america safe from those who would do us harm. but these doja-led indictments also show what our united states government can do when we c