Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba sues US government over defence blacklist
It is suing the US defence department after it was added to a list of firms with ties to the Chinese military.
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"Alibaba is not a Chinese military company nor part of any military-civil fusion strategy."
— Alibaba , Executive
"The decision to place Alibaba on the 1260H list is arbitrary and capricious, and we are filing a lawsuit against the Department of War to demand removal from the list."
— Alibaba , Executive
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It is suing the US defence department after it was added to a list of firms with ties to the Chinese military.
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