Why Alibaba, Baidu and BYD are on Pentagon’s list of 'Chinese military companies'

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The Pentagon has updated its index listing Alibaba, Baidu, and BYD as Chinese military companies, highlighting concerns over the ties between China's commercial firms and its military development. This move reflects escalating geopolitical competition and scrutiny from Washington on China's technological and defense sectors.

The newly updated index offers a glimpse into how Washington views the relationship between China's commercial sector and military development as geopolitical competition intensifies, say analysts.