Beijing has accused Washington of “unwarranted suppression” after it designated dozens of companies, including Alibaba and Baidu, as aiding the Chinese army
The US Department of War has added dozens of Chinese companies, including tech giant Alibaba, search engine Baidu, and electric vehicle maker BYD, to a blacklist of entities it claims are aiding Beijing’s military.
China has condemned the move, accusing Washington of targeting Chinese businesses.
The Pentagon’s so-called 1260H list, updated on Monday, includes 188 Chinese firms, up from around 130 last year. The list identifies companies that Washington claims are linked or contribute to the Chinese military under Beijing’s “military-civil fusion” strategy.
The designation does not impose full sanctions, but bars listed firms from future US defense contracts and is widely seen as a warning to investors and American companies.
Direct Pentagon contracts with listed firms are set to be prohibited later this month, while restrictions on buying their products or services through third parties are due to take effect in 2027, Reuters reported.
Beijing condemned the decision on Tuesday, with Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian saying China “firmly opposes” the US “overstretching the concept of national security” and using “discriminatory lists” to target Chinese businesses.
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