Overview
- Plans to sanction China’s Ministry of State Security and alleged contractors over the Salt Typhoon cyber campaign were put on hold, according to FT reporting cited by Benzinga.
- The report says the administration will not move forward with major new export controls targeting China.
- Salt Typhoon is described as a years-long espionage effort that infiltrated global telecom operators and a U.S. state’s Army National Guard network.
- The pause is tied to an October 30 framework in which Washington held off 100% tariffs as Beijing delayed an export licensing regime for rare earths and magnets.
- The account relies on unnamed U.S. officials, the White House did not immediately comment, and Reuters said it could not independently verify the report.