Pentagon blacklists Alibaba, BYD and Baidu over alleged military ties
US-China tensions
Companies vow to fight move that comes just weeks after Xi-Trump summit
The U.S. Department of Defense has called out a number of Chinese companies for purportedly supporting China’s efforts to strengthen and modernize its military. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
CISSY ZHOU
June 9, 2026 12:31 JST
Updated on June 9, 2026 19:04 JST
HONG KONG — The Pentagon has added over a dozen Chinese companies including Alibaba, BYD, Baidu, Unitree and Nio to a list of entities it says have ties to the Chinese military, a move indicating that Washington is increasingly expanding its definition of “dual-use technologies” over national security concerns.
