Pentagon labels Alibaba, BYD as aiding Chinese military
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses, including the tech giant Alibaba, electric car maker BYD and search engine Baidu, to its list of Chinese military companies, preventing them from getting US defense contracts.
The list, updated and published Monday by the Pentagon, now sanctions well-known, non-state-owned Chinese companies that are not traditionally considered to be in the defense or security sector.
It reflects growing wariness of Beijing’s strategy
Pentagon Blacklists Chinese Tech Firms
- BYD and Alibaba among big names aiding China’s military, Pentagon says The Guardian —
- Alibaba and WuXi AppTec decline in Hong Kong after addition to US blacklist South China Morning Post —
- US lists China’s BYD, Alibaba, Baidu as ‘Chinese military companies’ Al Jazeera —
- Pentagon expands list of China military-linked firms to include Alibaba, Baidu in fresh blow to diplomatic thaw CNBC —
- US adds BYD to list of firms with alleged Chinese military ties BBC News —