Chinese technology giant Alibaba has filed a federal lawsuit against the US Defense Department (Pentagon) for designating the company as a military-linked firm. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday June 23, in San Jose federal court, contests the Pentagon's decision to include Alibaba in a list released earlier this month of companies with 'claimed' ties to the Chinese military.

Washington doesn’t know how to untangle China’s military-civil fusion.

Chinese technology and e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has sued the U.S. Department of Defense over its designation as a 'Chinese military company,'...