Also, China is the new Saudi Arabia. With the economic power, they can get away with anything and actually, you can't do anything to stop that. Even Trump who was so critical wanted to help ZTE as soon as the Chinese asked for interference.
I do have an irrational hope that the inoculation will last for more than a single thread though.
What's more disheartening is that the latest round of (still incomplete) information indicates that he's trading back the ZTE action in exchange for the CCP walking back their own agriculture sector trade actions that were initiated during the first volleys in the trade conflict a few months ago.
That would be a deeply stupid and un-strategic trade to make. But sadly, it seems to play into the President's domestic political needs.
Edit: feel compelled to add / stress the caveat that no outcomes of the trade talks are known in full