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Business: ZTE's new phone presented as state gift to UK

Chinese tech company ZTE's new flagship phone Axon was reportedly presented as an official gift to the British government during the four-day visit of President Xi Jinping to the United Kingdom, according to tech website gsmarena.com. ZTE has a history of being given as a gift to world leaders. According to a company spokesman, AXON was used by delegates during President Xi's visit to the United States in September. A year earlier, President Xi gave ZTE's devices as state gifts to officials in Tajikistan.