Alibaba Sues The US, Seeking Removal From Pentagon’s Blacklist

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has filed a lawsuit against the US government seeking removal from a Pentagon blacklist that labels the company as having ties to China’s military, according to a report by the BBC. The lawsuit, filed in a California federal court, challenges the US Department of Defense’s decision to place Alibaba on its “1260H list” — a roster of companies that Washington believes support China’s military-industrial complex through the country’s military-civil fusion strategy. Alibaba has strongly denied the allegations, arguing that the designation is “arbitrary and capricious” and has “no basis in fact or law”, the BBC reported….