Pentagon Blacklists 6 Chinese Giants — Alibaba, BYD, Baidu, WuXi AppTec, Unitree, Nio — in Tech War Escalation
The Pentagon has added six major Chinese companies, including e-commerce titan Alibaba, search engine Baidu, and electric vehicle maker BYD, to a military blacklist, widening the U.S.-China technology war.
The updated 1260H list, released by the U.S. Department of Defense, names firms the Pentagon believes have ties to China’s military [1][3]. Also newly added are drug maker WuXi AppTec, robot company Unitree, and electric carmaker Nio [1]. The blacklist does not impose immediate bans but signals increased scrutiny and can damage business relationships [1]. It blocks these firms from receiving U.S. government contracts and restricts American investment in them [3]. The Pentagon claims the companies support China’s defense industry, though the firms deny the allegations [3]. The annual update removed some Chinese companies that no longer operate in the United States [1].
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