Alibaba Sues Pentagon Over China Military Label

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asiapolitics18h ago

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Alibaba sues US for being linked to Chinese military It denies supporting the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and wants to be removed from the blacklist. Alibaba has filed a lawsuit against the US government after the Department of Defense added it to the updated list of companies it believes are connected to the Chinese People's Liberation Army. According to Bloomberg and the BBC, the Chinese e-commerce giant is suing to be removed from the Pentagon blacklist, arguing that its inclusion in it has no "basis in fact or law" and is a violation of its right to free speech, as well as of constitutional due process.

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