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Biden administration punishes key players in major Chinese hacks of US government

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Treasury Department sanctions a Chinese tech company for allegedly playing a key role in a telecom hack.

The hackers targeted the phone communications of President-elect Donald Trump , Vice President-Elect JD Vance and senior Biden administration officials.

Treasury also sanctioned a Shanghai -based person for allegedly participating in a separate hack of Treasury itself.

The sanctions came as Trump said he had a “very good” phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday .