Alibaba sues the US Defense Department in a bid to remove 'Chinese military company' designation
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June 26, 2026
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The Chinese tech giant Alibaba has sued the US Department of Defense, demanding that it be removed from the Pentagon's list of Chinese military companies that prohibits them from landing US defense contracts and carries reputational damage.
In the petition filed this week in the San Jose division of the US District Court in the Northern District of California, Alibaba, which is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, argued that the designation, announced on June 8, has "no basis in fact or law" and that the Pentagon failed to reach its conclusion through any fair process.
It is the latest lawsuit by a Chinese company against the Pentagon over such national security labels.
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