Alibaba Gets A Reprieve From US Chinese Military Ban
The decision comes after Alibaba sued the government for violating its constitutional rights.
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A judge has ruled that the Pentagon must not treat Chinese online retailer Alibaba as a Chinese military company with respect to new lobbying restrictions, Bloomberg reported. The decision comes after Alibaba sued the US government for being placed on the Pentagon's 1260H entity list, asserting that the decision had no "basis in fact or law" and violated its right to speech and constitutional due process.
The 1260H list is not the same as the US government's OFAC sanctions list that completely prevents companies like DJI from doing business in America, but it now has greater consequences than before. A recent legislative change prevents the DoD from entering into contracts with any company that engages lobbyists or lobbying firms representing any 1260H list company.
That new clause, said Alibaba, is preventing it from hiring representation...
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