The US DoD published and then deleted a document adding Alibaba, Baidu, and BYD to a list of companies with alleged connections to the Chinese military Financial Times 2026-02-14 Demetri Sevastopulo BYD, Baidu, DoD Related Coverage US Briefly Names Alibaba, Baidu as Firms Aiding China's Military Bloomberg Pentagon publishes, then withdraws, new list of Chinese military companies Washington Times · Bill Gertz US expected to add Alibaba and others to list of firms allegedly aiding China's military: Report Reuters Pentagon withdraws list after alleging Alibaba, BYD aiding Chinese military Nikkei Asia · Pak Yiu Pentagon adds Chinese firms to military list, then withdraws filing South China Morning Post Alibaba, Baidu Labeled ‘Military-Linked’ as U.S. Ramps Up Pressure on China Techstrong IT · Jon Swartz Government withdraws published annual list of companies with Chinese military ties Washington Examiner · Mike Brest Alibaba Stock Nosedives, Then Rebounds, After Pentagon Designates Company As “Military Linked”, Before Inexplicably Deleting ZeroHedge News · Tyler Durden US adds Alibaba, Baidu to military-linked firms list supporting China: Report Times of India US Adds Alibaba, BYD to List of Firms Aiding China's Military Bloomberg Law · Michael Shepard Pentagon Blacklists Alibaba, Baidu and BYD Over Alleged Military Ties Caixin Global · Du Zhihang