The Pentagon shared its updated list of Chinese companies it believes are both aiding the country’s military and operating directly or indirectly in the United States on Monday, which included new additions such as Alibaba, internet search provider Baidu, and automaker BYD.
Other companies added to this year’s list, which features 188 companies in total and was released on Monday, include biotech firm WuXi AppTec, AI-driven robotics company RoboSense Technology, and Unitree, a leading Chinese maker of robots.
It notes at the top that Deputy War Secretary Steve Feinberg has determined these companies meet the designation of “Chinese military companies,” which provide commercial services, manufacturing, producing, or exporting to their military while also operating directly or indirectly in the U.S.
The list mirrors one published in February that was withdrawn shortly after, with little explanation, with two exceptions. Memory chip manufacturers Yangtze Memory Technologies and ChangXin Memory Technologies were on the list in 2025 but not on the list that was erroneously published in February, but they are listed in the version released on Monday.
Representatives from both Alibaba and Baidu disputed their inclusion on the short-lived list from earlier this year.
