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Pentagon adds Alibaba, BYD and Baidu to Chinese military-linked list
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Key facts
- The latest report by an international news agency said the Pentagon had announced a major escalation of blacklisting measures, officially adding major Chinese corporate groups, including Alibaba, BYD and Baidu, to the “Chinese military
- The Pentagon’s annual update of the list on Monday (June 8, 2026) immediately raised the number of Chinese companies labelled as channels of support for, or supporters of, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to 188 from just 134 in 2025.
- Under the definitions and criteria used by the Pentagon for blacklisting, which were established in 2021, a “Chinese military company”
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Summary
The latest report by an international news agency said the Pentagon had announced a major escalation of blacklisting measures, officially adding major Chinese corporate groups, including Alibaba, BYD and Baidu, to the “Chinese military companies” blacklist.
The move marks an expansion of the blacklist into some of the world’s most influential and widely recognised commercial brands.