Create account

Coverage dated June 8, 2026

Pentagon Labels Tech Giant Alibaba and Electric Car Maker BYD as Aiding Chinese Military

Headline from Military.com

The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses to its list of Chinese military companies.

Military.com's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Read the reports

Reports & sources

13 articles, oldest first.

  1. Military.com

    Pentagon Labels Tech Giant Alibaba and Electric Car Maker BYD as Aiding Chinese Military (opens Military.com)

    Published

    Military.com's feed description

    The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses to its list of Chinese military companies.

  2. Breitbart News

    Pentagon Bans EV Giant BYD from Defense Contracts, Citing Chinese Military Ties (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    The Pentagon added tech giant Alibaba, EV titan BYD, and search engine Baidu to its list of companies linked to China's military.

  3. WHDH Boston

    Pentagon labels tech giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD as aiding Chinese military - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

    Published

    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses, including the tech giant Alibaba, electric car maker BYD and search engine Baidu, to its list of

  4. Fortune

    Pentagon accuses Alibaba, Baidu and BYD, three of China's biggest companies, of supporting the Chinese military (opens Fortune)

    Published

    Fortune's feed description

    The Defense Department announced designations naming the three companies as providing aid to the People’s Liberation Army.

  5. NPR

    Pentagon labels tech giant Alibaba and car maker BYD as aiding Chinese military (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses to its list of Chinese military companies. The move prevents them from securing U.S. defense contracts.

  6. CBS News

    Pentagon adds Alibaba, others to list of Chinese companies that can't get U.S. defense contracts (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    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.

  7. Al Jazeera

    US lists China’s BYD, Alibaba, Baidu as ‘Chinese military companies’ (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Chinese embassy in Washington, DC, condemns designation, calling it ‘discriminatory’.

  8. The Guardian

    BYD and Alibaba among big names aiding China’s military, Pentagon says (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Updated Pentagon list includes swathe of China’s top technology firms in move that could inflame tensions between the countries

  9. Engadget

    Pentagon adds Alibaba and Baidu to list of firms linked to Chinese military (opens Engadget)

    Published

    Engadget's feed description

    The Defense Department has released an updating list of companies linked to the Chinese military, and it now includes Alibaba and Baidu.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

Pentagon Labels Tech Giant Alibaba and Electric Car Maker BYD as Aiding Chinese Military | Since Then