US EditionU.S. withdraws Chinese military backed companies list-Federal Register
Updated Pentagon list briefly included 130+ Chinese firms across tech and biotech sectors before withdrawal, reflecting cautious US stance ahead of a planned Trump-Xi summit.
- On Feb 13, the U.S. Federal Register briefly posted and then withdrew an updated list of Chinese military-backed companies upon agency request, including Alibaba and Baidu.
- Congress required the Section 1260H list to identify firms with alleged ties to China's military, and Pentagon-prepared updates expanded the roster to more than 130 entities after Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg notified congressional leaders.
- Notably, the document removed China’s top memory chipmakers Yangtze Memory Technologies and ChangXin Memory Technologies, while naming firms like WuXi AppTec and RoboSense Technology Co.; American depositary receipts fell amid reputational and compliance concerns.
- Although listing does not impose immediate sanctions, the Pentagon will be prevented from contracting with companies on the Section 1260H list in coming years, Hogan Lovells said.
- Officials said an agency letter requested withdrawal after public inspection, raising interagency sign-off questions amid the administration's broader tech-policy shifts before the expected April diplomatic meeting between U.S. and China leaders.
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The Pentagon has pulled its new Chinese Military Companies list, an annual roster of companies it suspects are aiding the Chinese regime’s military build-up. The list briefly went up on Feb. 13 on the Federal Register before it was removed at the agency’s request. The list was expected to include Chinese tech giants Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, WuXi AppTec, RoboSense Technology, and YMTC. The Pentagon could not be reached immediately for comment. The Ep…
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