The Pentagon has added major Chinese businesses like Alibaba and BYD to its list of companies aiding the Chinese military, preventing them from winning U.S. defense contracts. This move aims to curtail China's strategy of using non-state-owned businesses for military purposes, with the goal of increasing awareness of Beijing's efforts in developing advanced technologies for the military. The Chinese embassy has criticized this decision as discriminatory and asserted that these companies are compliant with regulations.
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