US Pentagon adds Alibaba, BYD, and Baidu to Chinese military company blacklist
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John Power
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The United States Pentagon has added Chinese corporate giants Alibaba, BYD, and Baidu to its list of "Chinese military companies," expanding a blacklist that now includes some of China's most prominent commercial brands. The designation, updated on Monday, risks complicating the fragile diplomatic detente between Washington and Beijing after years of strained relations. China's embassy in Washington, DC condemned the move as "discriminatory" and accused the US of overstretching the concept of national security.
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bskyUS Pentagon adds Alibaba, BYD, and Baidu to Chinese military company blacklistaljazeera.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe United States has designated Chinese corporate giants Alibaba, BYD and Baidu as companies that support China's military, expanding its blacklist to some of the country's best-known commercial brands.
The Pentagon included the firms in an update on Monday that is likely to complicate the fragile detente under way between Washington and Beijing after years of rocky relations.
China's embassy in Washington, DC, condemned the listing as 'discriminatory' and an example of the US government 'overstretching' the concept of national security.
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