ZTE strategy unchanged by reshuffle

Smartphone maker moves swiftly to shore up vital market

ZTE Corp, a Chinese telecom equipment and smartphone maker, has reshuffled its top executive team, just weeks after the United States sanctioned the company for alleged export violations.

Shi Lirong, who has led ZTE's overseas expansion as president and chairman since 2010, is stepping down, to be replaced by Zhao Xianming, its chief technology officer, the Shenzhen-based company said in a statement.