US Briefly Names Alibaba, Baidu as Firms Aiding China’s Military
The Pentagon added Alibaba, BYD, Baidu and TP-Link Technologies Co. to a list of companies that aid the Chinese military – before withdrawing it minutes later without explanation. The moves on Friday roiled shares of the affected listed companies and left analysts wondering about the administration’s intentions. If the list is reposted, they said it would be a show of strength ahead of President Donald Trump’s expected trip to China and meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in April. The updated list, which the US Federal Register a short while later declared “unpublished,” also removed two of China’s champions in production of memory chips, ChangXin Memory Technologies Inc. and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. Asked about the notice, the Pentagon said in a statement to Bloomberg News that “we have nothing to announce at this time.” Bloomberg News Senior Editor for Technology & Strategic Industries Michael Shepard joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. He speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.
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@yawn369
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
Being labled an associate of the PLA might bother a company that relies on the US market for its existence. Such a label might also turn consumers against the labeled company in the US but would earn it respect for patriotism in China and help promote these companies in China. There are also many places in the world where the PRC is considered a hero for standing up to an increasingly coercive and aggressive US. It is thus suggested that the US should label more companies as being associated with the PLA because it helps them gain a greater market share beyond the borders of the US
@Jayy997
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
This shameless hypocrisy and fearful warmongering is becoming unbearable. I can't fucking wait for the US to collapse and cease being the premier global power, and for China to rise once again as a civilised, respectful, responsible and rightful global power as it had been for thousands of years before the west bullied and exploited them into poverty.
@walhdamaskus2408
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
Epstein's land and pedos-ring in Washington dont like China to progress. 😂
@walhdamaskus2408
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
America is turning more and more dellusional days by days. 😂
@jessehumphries1243
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
The US has done so much evil it's scared of all it's evils coming back to haunt it. What goes around comes around, fact. Don't do evil, and you won't have nothing to worry about
@MG1000-m2n
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
So does Amazon. Avast majority of items on Amazon are from China.
@user-df4rp8sb9z
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
Don't buy made in China !!!
@24hours24kynta
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
From China for china
@aanandika9975
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
X & Grok are tools to create chaoses in Iran.
Meta spied on middle eastern
Google, snapdragon, Microsoft.
But Wait, soon the world will disconnected from US technology ecosystems.
No Google, no Intel, no AMD, no Snapdragon
@hwu9012
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
We don't care!
@Dharmadoggy
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
space x, boeing, microsoft the list goes on all work with the US military
@coolwalk11
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
More western hypocrisy again!!!?? What about Google, Microsoft, Apple helping israels shameful military. Any call outs or news about that!! I’m more interested in our enemy israel then China who is Americas greatest ally.
@arturomares7007
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
USA is a joke.
@johnlaw6735
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
Why? The President is a CLOWN and the government is a CIRCUS.
@passby8070
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
China should just tell the US to f off and stop giving them any rare earth… If they are already doing this with their big tech firms, then why they are calling out China… Complete hypocrisy!
@mauisstepsis5524
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
Pentagon-accredited products
@haibinli398
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
Trump does not need to come.
@gryblk21
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
My guess is the Pentagon remembered that it had to order critical supplies from these companies first before sanctioning them.
@ninersnation3298
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
Dummy China should stop selling rare earth metals to USA to punish those bullies
@fokana1
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
USA HYPOCRISY at its finest….
@Garmin-n6l
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
That same with eBay
@AliLadenosma
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
Nothing to expect when they got another criminal and Pedhopile as President
@AliLadenosma
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
😂😂😂😂😂can’t be dumb as usual USA 🇺🇸
@zhaokwong5544
April 20, 2026 at 1:42 am
China needs to build up military to safeguard themself from bully. No more century of humiliation.