# Alibaba Sues the Pentagon to Get Off Its Chinese-Military-Company List

The challenge to the Section 1260H designation adds a legal dimension to the contest between the United States and China over who controls artificial intelligence and cloud computing.

- Published: 2026-06-28T11:02:12.327Z
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- Section: geopolitics
- Sources: [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-23/alibaba-sues-the-us-seeking-removal-from-pentagon-s-blacklist), [SCMP](https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3358113/alibaba-sues-pentagon-over-china-military-blacklist)

Alibaba filed a federal lawsuit against the US Department of Defense, asking a court to remove it from the Pentagon's Section 1260H list of companies tied to China's military, as Bloomberg reported. The Defense Department added Alibaba on J…

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