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Alibaba Sues Pentagon to Be Removed From Military-Links Blacklist
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First reported by Walla · 2 days ago
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What happened
Alibaba has sued the U.S. Pentagon in federal court in California to be removed from a blacklist of Chinese firms linked to the Chinese military. The company says the designation is unsupported and violates constitutional rights, while the Pentagon added Alibaba to the list earlier this month along with about two dozen other firms.
- 01Alibaba sued the Pentagon to overturn its blacklisting as a Chinese military-linked company.
- 02The Pentagon added Alibaba, Baidu and BYD to the list earlier this month.
- 03Alibaba filed in federal court in California on Tuesday.
- 04The company says the decision lacked evidence, explanation and violated due process.
- 05Alibaba says it has no military ties and the Pentagon ignored its submissions.
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