The United States issued an updated list on Monday of Chinese companies that it believes are aiding the country's military -- including e-commerce giant Alibaba, search engine provider Baidu and electric vehicle maker BYD.

America has released a new list of Chinese companies it believes support Beijing's military. Major firms like Alibaba, Baidu, and BYD are included. Other companies like WuXi…

The Pentagon's updated 1260H list now names 188 Chinese companies it says support the military, including Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, Unitree, Nio, and CXMT.

Alibaba, Baidu, and BYD were on the list of companies believed to be aiding the Chinese military and operating in the U.S.

US-China relations: Pentagon's update on Monday comes months after it briefly released -- then withdrew -- an earlier version of the list without explanation.