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Alibaba sues Pentagon over blacklist designation
Key takeaways
- The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in San Jose federal court, contests the Pentagon’s decision to include Alibaba in a list released this month of companies it says have ties to the Chinese military.
- “The determinations have no basis in fact or law,” the complaint said.
- “Alibaba is not a Chinese military company nor part of any military-civil fusion strategy,” a company spokesperson told AFP on Wednesday.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize WASHINGTON: Chinese tech giant Alibaba has filed a federal lawsuit against the US Defense Department for designating it a military-linked firm, with the company telling AFP on Wednesday that the labelling is “arbitrary and capricious”.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in San Jose federal court, contests the Pentagon’s decision to include Alibaba in a list released this month of companies it says have ties to the Chinese military.
“The determinations have no basis in fact or law,” the complaint said.
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