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DoD Adds Alibaba, Baidu to 188-Company Chinese Blacklist

6/10/2026

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Pentagon Expands Blacklist

On 10 June 2026 the U.S. Department of Defense expanded its blacklist of Chinese military-linked firms to 188 companies.
The update added Alibaba, Baidu and BYD and reinstated Chang Xin Memory Technologies and Yangtze Memory Technologies.
Rep. John Moolenaar warned U.S. firms to stop dealing with the companies, prompting the Pentagon to bar contracts this month.
China’s ministry called the blacklist discriminatory and said Beijing opposes U.S. targeting of its firms.

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US Blacklists Chinese

The United States added Unitree Robotics and WuXi AppTec to a blacklist of Chinese firms linked to state programmes.
National-security expert Dennis Wilder warned the broad-brush blacklist may be hard to enforce and largely symbolic.
Policy analyst Stephanie Kam said designations rely on participation in state programmes, not clear military contracts.
Analysts say China could respond with tit-for-tat sanctions or a reciprocal list targeting U.S. firms.

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Chinese firms sue

Alibaba, Baidu, BYD and WuXi AppTec announced they will sue the Pentagon over the 1260H designations.
The Pentagon permits firms to petition for removal by submitting detailed evidence, but such petitions are rarely successful.
China’s Ministry of Commerce activated its “Unreliable Entity List,” warning of reciprocal restrictions on foreign companies.
The designations have already triggered noticeable share-price swings, leading fund managers to reassess compliance risk.

History

Historical Context

After the 2018 Commerce Department added Huawei, ZTE and six other firms to the Entity List—projecting $1.5 billion in lost sales—China created an Unreliable Entities List in May 2019. The pattern continued, with China placing Lockheed Martin and Raytheon on its list in 2025. On 10 June 2026 the Pentagon expanded its blacklist to 188 firms, including Alibaba and Baidu, prompting Rep. John Moolenaar’s warning to cease U.S. dealings.

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Pentagon Expands Blacklist

On 10 June 2026 the U.S. Department of Defense expanded its blacklist of Chinese military-linked firms to 188 companies.
The update added Alibaba, Baidu and BYD and reinstated Chang Xin Memory Technologies and Yangtze Memory Technologies.
Rep. John Moolenaar warned U.S. firms to stop dealing with the companies, prompting the Pentagon to bar contracts this month.
China’s ministry called the blacklist discriminatory and said Beijing opposes U.S. targeting of its firms.

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