US adds Alibaba, BYD and other Chinese tech champions to military company blacklist
The US Department of Defense has added more than a dozen prominent Chinese technology companies, including Alibaba, BYD, and Baidu, to a blacklist of "Chinese military companies." This designation, made under the National Defense Authorization Act, aims to restrict China's access to US capital and technology by identifying firms that support its military-civil fusion strategy. The expanded list now includes major private-sector players beyond traditional defense contractors. AI
