US Pentagon Adds Alibaba and BYD to Military-Linked Companies List
TL;DR
The Pentagon concludes that Alibaba and BYD should be added to the 1260H 'Chinese Military Companies' list for alleged ties to the Chinese military, signaling heightened tensions ahead of a Trump-Xi summit; Baidu is also slated for inclusion, while WuXi AppTec, RoboSense and BOE are added and CXMT and YMTC removed. The Federal Register posting was briefly pulled; inclusion generally carries reputational risk and potential future actions rather than immediate legal penalties. Alibaba, Baidu and BYD deny the allegations, as Washington presses on with tech, trade and Taiwan-related policy.
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