China's leading memory chipmaker Changxin Memory Technologies Inc (CXMT) has filed a lawsuit against the US Defense Department over its erroneous designation of CXMT as a “military company,” with Chinese experts saying Washington's arbitrary blacklisting scheme is a politically driven move that serves tech hegemony and violates market economy rules.

CXMT filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon over its Section 1260H designation, joining YMTC and other Chinese tech firms challenging the

The company was designated a Chinese military company by the US Defense Department under the Biden administration and was retained on the list by the Trump administration during…