Alibaba Added to the Military-related Companies List
← Back to NewsThe U.S. Department of Defense has added Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, and other major Chinese companies to a list of firms it says are linked to the Chinese military. China has strongly opposed the move, calling it baseless and warning that it will retaliate.
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涉军 (shè jūn) military-related; involving the armed forces
清单 (qīng dān) a list; an itemized list
制裁 (zhì cái) sanctions; to penalize a country or company by force
罔顾 (wǎng gù) to disregard; to willfully ignore
打压 (dǎ yā) to suppress; to crack down on
反制 (fǎn zhì) to counter; to hit back with countermeasures
较量 (jiào liàng) a contest of strength; to pit oneself against another
画上句号 (huà shàng jù hào) to bring to a close; to put a full stop to something
涉軍 (shè jūn) military-related; involving the armed forces
清單 (qīng dān) a list; an itemized list
制裁 (zhì cái) sanctions; to penalize a country or company by force
罔顧 (wǎng gù) to disregard; to willfully ignore
打壓 (dǎ yā) to suppress; to crack down on
反制 (fǎn zhì) to counter; to hit back with countermeasures
較量 (jiào liàng) a contest of strength; to pit oneself against another
畫上句號 (huà shàng jù hào) to bring to a close; to put a full stop to something
6月8日，美国国防部更新了一份名单，把阿里巴巴、百度、比亚迪等中国企业列入其中，认定它们与中国军方有关。
这份名单已包含一百八十八家企业，覆盖互联网、新能源汽车等多个领域。美方称，这些企业与中国的"军民融合"战略有关联。
被列入名单并不等于受到正式制裁，但从6月30日起，美国国防部将不得向这些企业采购产品或服务。此外，企业的声誉、投资者信心以及供应链合作，也都可能因此受到影响。
对此，多家中国企业表示，这一认定毫无依据，并表示坚决反对。中国商务部指出，美方罔顾两国元首此前在北京会晤达成的共识，不断泛化国家安全概念，对中国企业进行无理打压，并敦促美方立即撤销相关措施，否则中方必将坚决反制。
此前，已有中国企业通过法律途径成功脱离了该名单。这场围绕"国家安全"的较量，短期内恐怕难以画上句号。
6月8日，美國國防部更新了一份名單，把阿里巴巴、百度、比亞迪等中國企業列入其中，認定它們與中國軍方有關。
這份名單已包含一百八十八家企業，覆蓋互聯網、新能源汽車等多個領域。美方稱，這些企業與中國的"軍民融合"戰略有關聯。
被列入名單並不等於受到正式制裁，但從6月30日起，美國國防部將不得向這些企業採購產品或服務。此外，企業的聲譽、投資者信心以及供應鏈合作，也都可能因此受到影響。
對此，多家中國企業表示，這一認定毫無依據，並表示堅決反對。中國商務部指出，美方罔顧兩國元首此前在北京會晤達成的共識，不斷泛化國家安全概念，對中國企業進行無理打壓，並敦促美方立即撤銷相關措施，否則中方必將堅決反制。
此前，已有中國企業通過法律途徑成功脫離了該名單。這場圍繞"國家安全"的較量，短期內恐怕難以畫上句號。
On June 8, the US Defense Department updated a list, adding Chinese companies such as Alibaba, Baidu and BYD, determining that they are linked to China's military.
The list already contains 188 companies, spanning the internet, new-energy vehicles and many other fields. The US side claims these companies are tied to China's military-civil fusion strategy.
Being added to the list does not amount to formal sanctions, but starting June 30, the US Defense Department may not procure products or services from these companies. Moreover, firms' reputation, investor confidence and supply-chain cooperation could all be affected as a result.
In response, many Chinese firms call the designation groundless and voice firm opposition. China's Commerce Ministry pointed out that the US disregards the consensus the two heads of state reached earlier in Beijing, continually over-broadening the concept of national security and unreasonably suppressing Chinese companies, urging the US to immediately revoke the measures or China will resolutely retaliate.
Previously, some Chinese companies left the list through legal channels. This contest over national security is unlikely to come to a close anytime soon.
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