Alibaba challenges its inclusion on the Pentagon’s blacklist

Alibaba is going to court because the company has been placed on the Pentagon’s blacklist in the United States. The Chinese e-commerce giant rejects the classification as a “Chinese military company” and calls the decision “arbitrary and capricious.”

Alibaba disputes military link

Alibaba (the parent company of AliExpress) filed a complaint against the U.S. Department of War on Tuesday. The Chinese company is asking to have its name removed from a list updated in early June: that list includes 80 companies, along with their subsidiaries, which the Pentagon claims are collaborating with the Chinese military.