US Labels BYD, Baidu, Alibaba and Other Tech Giants As Aiding China's Military (apnews.com)
- Reference: 0183721434
- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/06/09/2019231/us-labels-byd-baidu-alibaba-and-other-tech-giants-as-aiding-chinas-military
- Source link: https://apnews.com/article/china-military-pentagon-alibaba-byd-baidu-unitree-4d664a6f164538b451263eafcceddaa5
> Created in 2021 by a congressional mandate, [2]the list (PDF) seeks to identify Chinese companies that the Pentagon considers to have links to the Chinese military -- not only those directly controlled by the Chinese military and security forces but also those contributing to the country's defense industrial base. When updating the list last year, the Pentagon said the Chinese military sought to acquire advanced technologies and expertise developed by Chinese companies, universities and research programs that "appear to be civilian entities."
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> The Chinese Embassy on Monday accused the U.S. of "overstretching the concept of national security and making discriminatory lists to go after Chinese companies." It said Chinese companies observe the laws and regulations of the countries where they do business. "The U.S. should stop its wrong practice and create a fair, just and non-discriminatory environment for Chinese companies," the embassy said in a statement. [...] The Chinese Embassy on Monday accused the U.S. of "overstretching the concept of national security and making discriminatory lists to go after Chinese companies." It said Chinese companies observe the laws and regulations of the countries where they do business. "The U.S. should stop its wrong practice and create a fair, just and non-discriminatory environment for Chinese companies," the embassy said in a statement.
[1] https://apnews.com/article/china-military-pentagon-alibaba-byd-baidu-unitree-4d664a6f164538b451263eafcceddaa5
[2] https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/08/2003945537/-1/-1/1/ENTITIES-IDENTIFIED-AS-CHINESE-MILITARY-COMPANIES-OPERATING-IN-THE-UNITED-STATES-IN-ACCORDANCE-WITH-SECTION-1260H.PDF
Relax. (Score:1)
More contracts for Don, Jr.
If USA is not morally superior this does not work (Score:1)
The charade has stopped. The rest of us no longer care for your classifying foreigners as "enemies of democracy" for profit. They happily take other currencies.
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The way you react makes you seem like you are benefitting from something that is contrary to the betterment of the general population of the US of A.
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America is/was pretty awesome and free, but we're currently backsliding.
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Donnites don't seem to believe in the benefits of international trade. They seem to think we can efficiently make everything ourselves. Can we send them to Comparative Advantage Camp to deprogram them?
Alibaba (Score:1)
I was going to ask who would award a US defense contract to Alibaba but then I remembered who is running the government.
What I heard is (Score:2, Funny)
I heard that the Chinese Embassy on Monday accused the U.S. of "overstretching the concept of national security and making discriminatory lists to go after Chinese companies." It said Chinese companies observe the laws and regulations of the countries where they do business. "The U.S. should stop its wrong practice and create a fair, just and non-discriminatory environment for Chinese companies," the embassy said in a statement.
I also heard that the Chinese Embassy on Monday accused the U.S. of "overstretch
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Just how often are you thinking about big burly marines and rainbow underwear? Do you also enjoy Judy Garland films?
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That's funny, I heard the same echo...
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> I heard that the Chinese Embassy on Monday accused the U.S. of "overstretching the concept of national security and making discriminatory lists to go after Chinese companies."
While this is slightly different, the Trump Administration likes to put things under the umbrella of "national security" to bypass normal rules and the Courts, who generally defer to an administration on things characterized as such. Obviously, it's mostly bullshit to help enable Trump to rule by whim/fiat. A good example is the claim that continuing the ballroom construction is necessary for "national security" -- noting that announcing that sort of thing is not normal or good.
The Courage to Disqualify (Score:2)
Every confident titan fights tooth and nail to get their opponents disqualified rather than have to actually fight them in the ring. This makes the U.S. look incredibly weak. It's a shame because at the rate Trump is destroying the economy, soon U.S. citizens aren't going to be able to afford anything other than Chinese products.
Cant compete? (Score:1)
Call it a national security issue! LOL. Classic US.
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Isn't it though? Most countries, if they could, would enact similar policies for military procurement.
Cringe (Score:3)
I always cringe at these announcements from the current administration. And then I cringe at China's scripted response, pretending they operate a free market and welcome competition.
Backwater (Score:2)
It's going to be hilarious seeing the situation in the US in ten years time, it's going to look like Cuba, a bunch of people trying to keep ancient vintage gas-guzzling cars running, with no manufacturing industry to make new ones, and the rest of the world having moved on. And they would have done it to themselves! ^_^
Uh, this is kinda important (Score:2)
from TFA:
> It said the companies on the list that are traded publicly on U.S. exchanges should be delisted
I own some BABA they going to force me to sell? What price????
Maybe the whole thing is retaliation for this:
> China is making it harder for retail investors to steer money to U.S. stocks, ramping up a longer-term shift that steers domestic capital and companies toward Hong Kong.
[1]https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/0... [cnbc.com]
[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/03/china-is-limiting-retail-access-to-us-stocks-heres-what-it-means.html
uncanny (Score:2)
When Chinese companies are NEWLY ascribed to supporting Chinese interests something is not OKey. For the last 60 years, did any American need to be taught that all Chinese companies, investors and citizens pimp their own military ... just like all USA citizens support our own military? This "surprise" discovery and assignment cannot be made in good faith.
\o/ (Score:1)
the Pentagon said the Chinese military sought to acquire advanced technologies and expertise developed by Chinese companies, universities and research programs that "appear to be civilian entities."
Like Anthropic's AI technology so they can build autonomous killing machines. You're right that is seriously concerning and the world should be wary. Oh wait, that was the US wasn't it?
So what? (Score:5, Insightful)
How many American companies have ties to the U.S. military-industrial complex?
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that was the first thing i thought as well. let’s start with OpenAI, then move on to GM and Ford. there’s so many. what’s the point of this list?
Re: So what? (Score:1)
Every accusation is a confession
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If you simply type this question into a Google search box, you get quite a list. Some clear biggies up front, but a long tail of thousands. If the rest of the world applied the "supports...military" criteria to US companies, almost all exports would stop.
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US technology (military and civilian) companies have been and remain in a very dominant position compared to most other countries. So while the US has the luxury of banning foreign companies with ties to foreign militaries, few other countries have that luxury. Up until now, even with US military ties and probable spying that went with it, such deals were still fairly mutually beneficial. Now, though, the US government, and an increasing number of Americans, wants the world to bow down to their benefacto
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Lots.
But China doesn't allow foreign-owned corporations to operate at all, though. Businesses that work in China are forced to create a China-based subsidiary to do business in China.
They never have to randomly restrict foreign-owned companies because they don't allow that to begin with.
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> How many American companies have ties to the U.S. military-industrial complex?
Those US Defense Contractors are under the full legal jurisdiction of the very entity they're in bed with. They're subject to requisite background investigations, necessary security clearances, and NIST/CMMC security mandates.
No matter what Tik Tok is selling this week, China is still a Communist country. Business "discrimination" starts with that fact and ends with history to validate the need to mitigate the risk.
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> How many American companies have ties to the U.S. military-industrial complex?
US military is controlled by American voters, such as myself. The rest of the world, make a choice already!
Re: So what? (Score:1)
That's pretty funny, unless you believe it.
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> How many American companies have ties to the U.S. military-industrial complex?
It's not just "ties." How many American companies have had their CEOs mysteriously disappear, jailed, prosecuted for [1]"picking quarrels and provoking trouble" [wikipedia.org]? This is a uniquely Chinese (or at least authoritarian) characteristic. The level of control that the Chinese government exerts over all Chinese companies has no equivalent in the US. There are no opposition parties, no free press, no independent courts (that goes way beyond what has happened to the SCOTUS recently). Things happen in China simply
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picking_quarrels_and_provoking_trouble
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Yeah, in America we disappear non-CEOs. Why would the government disappear the ruling class of a corpocracy?
Re: So what? (Score:1)
Immense roadblocks like what? Your legal system is compromised, Congress is 84% owned by ItsNotReali AIPAC The media appear to be 90% controlled. Not too long ago your president's subnormally-intelligent private army was murdering citizens in the street whilst being recorded - they openly lied about the victims to try to justify it. They're openly covering for their involvement in international paedophile and kompromat rings - arguably starting an illegal war as a distraction. Elections are more at risk th
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Yeah, better not flying in a Boeing aircraft.