Alibaba sues Pentagon over Chinese military label (opens in new tab)

Alibaba filed a federal lawsuit in San Jose, California, seeking removal from the U.S. Defense Department's list of companies the department says are linked to China's military. The company said the designation, announced on June 8, has “no basis in fact or law” and that the Pentagon failed to use a fair process before placing Alibaba on the so-called 1260H list. The Defense Department said Alibaba is a “military-civil fusion contributor to the Chinese defense industrial base” because of regu...