The Pentagon has flagged a list of prominent Chinese firms it believes are supporting the Chinese military, including e-commerce marketplace Alibaba, internet giant Baidu, and electric carmaker BYD.
Released on June 8 in a Federal Register notice scheduled to be published on June 10, the list covers a broad range of companies, including artificial intelligence (AI), solar, biotech, and electronic batteries.
The determination comes roughly three weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump visited Beijing for the U.S.–China summit, which concluded with no major trade agreements reached.
The notice describes each of the three Chinese firms as a “military-civil fusion contributor” to the Chinese defense industrial base, a term that refers to the regime’s aggressive national strategy that integrates civil and commercial entities into military modernization….
US Flags Alibaba, Baidu, BYD for Allegedly Aiding Chinese Military
