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title: "Alibaba sued the Pentagon over its listing as a Chinese military company (South China Morning Post)"
description: "Alibaba has sued the US Department of Defense, seeking removal from the Pentagon’s list of companies deemed to support China’s military."
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# Alibaba sued the Pentagon over its listing as a Chinese military company (South China Morning Post)

## Retrieval answer

Alibaba has sued the US Department of Defense, seeking removal from the Pentagon’s list of companies deemed to support China’s military.

Alibaba has sued the US Department of Defense, seeking removal from the Pentagon’s list of companies deemed to support China’s military. The company filed in a federal district court in San Jose, California, and argues that its designation lacked substantial evidence or explanation. Alibaba says the listing violated its constitutional rights to due process and free speech. Those are allegations in the filing as reported by the South China Morning Post; the supplied report does not establish the merits or outcome of the case.

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