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阿里巴巴

qǐ sù

起诉

měi guó

美国

guó fáng bù

国防部

The U.S. Department of Defense placed Alibaba and other Chinese technology companies on a list of companies linked to the Chinese military, banning the military from purchasing products or services from them.

Alibaba then filed a lawsuit, stating that it has no military background and mainly provides commercial services such as online shopping, cloud services, and logistics to businesses and ordinary consumers. It also argued that the decision lacks a factual and legal basis.

The U.S. Department of Defense, however, believes that Alibaba cooperates with several Chinese state-owned enterprises. Its business involves important fields such as artificial intelligence, data centers, and satellite positioning, and it has also developed content-censorship tools. Therefore, it is closely connected to the Chinese government's development plans.

Alibaba responded that all companies operating in China must comply with local laws, and this cannot prove that a company is connected to the military.

The key question in this case is whether a large private technology company can be considered military-related simply because it cooperates with the government and state-owned enterprises.

The court's decision may affect the operations of other Chinese technology companies in the United States.