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Pentagon adds Alibaba, others to list of sanctioned Chinese companies
The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses, including tech giant Alibaba, to its list of Chinese military companies, keeping them from getting U. S. defense contracts.
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What happenedThe Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses, including tech giant Alibaba, to its list of Chinese military companies, keeping them from getting U. S. defense contracts.
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Pentagon adds Alibaba, others to list of sanctioned Chinese companies
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The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses, including tech giant Alibaba, to its list of Chinese military companies, keeping them from getting U. S. defense contracts.
Pentagon labels tech giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD as aiding Chinese military
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The list, updated and published Monday by the Pentagon, now sanctions well-known, non-state-owned Chinese companies that don't traditionally do defense work.
