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Apple is lobbying Washington for clearance to buy memory chips from CXMT, a Chinese company on the Pentagon’s 1260H blacklist for alleged PLA ties, to ease rising memory prices that prompted Apple to raise prices on MacBooks and iPads; while not barred from CXMT or YMTC, the White House’s stance on approving such purchases remains uncertain and could face Congressional scrutiny amid US-China tech tensions.
Alibaba has filed a California federal lawsuit to overturn its designation on the DoD's 1260H blacklist, arguing the link to the Chinese military is baseless and that the decision is arbitrary. The blacklist would bar new U.S. government business from June 30 and could force its US advisers to sever ties, while Alibaba maintains its board has no military affiliations and its platforms are for retail and cloud computing, not weapons.
WuXi AppTec was added to the Pentagon's 1260H list under the Biosecure Act, labeling it as a Chinese military-connected company and potentially restricting U.S. federal funding for equipment or services; WuXi denies any military affiliation, says designation is erroneous, and plans to pursue removal while analysts anticipate limited disruption due to grandfathering and ongoing U.S. expansion plans.
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.