# Alibaba Sues the Pentagon to Shed a 'Chinese Military Company' Label

The lawsuit challenges a designation that bars the company from supplying the US Defense Department, the latest front in the US-China technology split.

- Published: 2026-06-28T10:47:24.054Z
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- Section: geopolitics
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Alibaba has sued the US Defense Department to remove itself from the Pentagon's Section 1260H list of companies it ties to China's military, a designation the company says has "no basis in fact or law." The petition, filed June 23 in the No…

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