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US Halts Plans to Sanction China's Spy Agency in a Bid to Maintain Trade Truce: Report

The US paused sanctions on China’s spy agency to preserve trade talks and President Trump's planned Beijing visit, amid internal disputes over export controls and China policy.

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The United States has halted its plans to impose sanctions on China's Ministry of State Security over a massive cyber espionage campaign in a bid to avoid the derailing of trade talks between the two economic giants.

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·New York, United States
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The US temporarily postponed the imposition of sanctions against the Chinese Ministry of Public Security because of the massive cyber-spin campaign called Salt Typhoon, in which the agency's contractors allegedly participated. The decision was made not to worsen relations between the US and China and not to undermine the trade agreement reached by US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in October, writing Financial Times. Severa…

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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The Trump administration has suspended plans to impose sanctions against China's Ministry of State Security. The sanctions were originally planned for espionage, but they could undermine the trade truce between the two countries, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing the Financial Times. Sanctions against China's Ministry of State Security were planned due to a large-scale cyberespionage campaign carried out by the Chinese. The network of Chinese hackers …

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U.S. News broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
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