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Pentagon Blacklists Alibaba, Baidu, BYD; Stocks Slip

6/9/2026

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Summary

Pentagon Bars Firms

On June 8 2026 the Pentagon added Alibaba Group, Baidu Inc. and BYD Co. to its 1260H “Chinese military companies” list, raising total to 188 entities.
The designation bars the firms from U.S. defense contracts and stops Pentagon procurement this month.
ADR fell 0.8% to $120.07, Baidu dropped 2.1% to $119.10 and BYD slipped 0.7%.
China’s embassy in Washington called the list discriminatory and urged the United States to stop the practice.

Summary

Pentagon Expands Blacklist

The February 2026 update of the 1260H list was published in the Federal Register before being withdrawn.
Pentagon said firms were added because of ties to China’s “Little Giant” and “Single Champion” programmes.
The update adds biotech firm WuXi AppTec and solar manufacturers JA Solar and Trina Solar, expanding the blacklist.
Designation does not trigger sanctions but can limit market access, with officials reviewing equity-stake rules for U.S. investment in Chinese AI firms.

History

Historical Context

In 1999 the U.S. Department of Commerce added thirty Chinese technology firms—including China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp—to the Entity List, marking the first large-scale use of the trade restriction. After the list expanded sharply after 2008 and China’s 2019 “unreliable entities” counter-measure, the Pentagon on June 8 2026 added Alibaba, Baidu, BYD and WuXi AppTec to the 1260H list, continuing a decades-long pattern of supply-chain scrutiny.

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Pentagon Bars Firms

On June 8 2026 the Pentagon added Alibaba Group, Baidu Inc. and BYD Co. to its 1260H “Chinese military companies” list, raising total to 188 entities.
The designation bars the firms from U.S. defense contracts and stops Pentagon procurement this month.
ADR fell 0.8% to $120.07, Baidu dropped 2.1% to $119.10 and BYD slipped 0.7%.
China’s embassy in Washington called the list discriminatory and urged the United States to stop the practice.

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