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Why US has listed Alibaba, BYD and Baidu as Chinese military companies

Why US has listed Alibaba, BYD and Baidu as Chinese military companies

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Earlier this week, the US Department of War added major Chinese companies — including e-commerce giant Alibaba, internet search engine Baidu and EV company BYD — to an official list of “Chinese military companies” operating directly or indirectly in the US. China’s foreign ministry said the list “unreasonably suppressed” Chinese companies and urged the US to “correct its mistaken practices.” Chinese companies, too, criticised the move. BYD told Reuters that the decision harmed “its development achievements in the United States”. Similarly, Alibaba said it was not a Chinese military company “nor part of any military-civil fusion strategy”, and that it would consider appropriate legal action. What is the basis of such inclusions, how does it affect their operations, and what does it say about the state of the larger US-China geopolitical competition? Basis of links to Chinese military The list is in accordance with Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. The Act authorises appropriations for military activities of the US Department of Defense. Here, Section …

In China, the party takes on the army

In China, the party takes on the army

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China’s senior-most general, second in the pecking order only to President Xi Jinping, has become the subject of an investigation as the country’s most powerful leader continues his purge of military officials suspected of graft or disloyalty. A statement from China’s defence ministry only said that General Zhang Youxia, a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) that controls the armed forces — and a childhood friend of Xi — was being investigated for “grave violations” of discipline and the law. Leaks to the media suggest Zhang is accused of sharing technical information on China’s nuclear weapons programme with the US, building his circle of influence within the CMC, and accepting bribes for official acts such as promotions. Xi’s current purge amounts to one of the biggest changes in the Chinese military’s leadership since the events of Tiananmen Square in 1989. This points to Xi’s assertion of his will over the military to consolidate his own power, and his willingness to sacrifice even a confidant he himself elevated to a high position. It is …

Chinese military to stage drills around Taiwan to warn ‘external forces’ after Japan tensions | World News

Chinese military to stage drills around Taiwan to warn ‘external forces’ after Japan tensions | World News

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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, also chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), front row second from left, poses with other military officers after promoting to generals, back row, from left, Yang Zhibin of the Eastern Theater Command and Han Shengyan commander of Central Theater Command in Beijing on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Photo: AP) The Chinese military said on Monday it was dispatching air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint military drills around Taiwan, a move it called a “stern warning” against separatist and “external interference” forces. The drills came after Beijing expressed anger at a statement by Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, that its military could get involved if China were to take action against Taiwan, the self-governing island that the world’s second-biggest economy says must come under its rule. But the Chinese military did not mention Japan in its statement on Monday morning. Taiwan, an island off the southeastern coast of China, separated from the mainland in 1949 amid Civil War. It has operated …

Four cadres of banned outfits in Manipur held

Four cadres of banned outfits in Manipur held

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Four members of proscribed outfits in Manipur were arrested in the last 24 hours from Imphal West and Bishnupur districts, police said on Tuesday (March 18, 2025). A 50-year-old cadre of the banned Peoples’ Liberation Army was apprehended from Langol Game Village Zone III in Imphal West district, a senior officer said. He has been identified as Lourembam Brojen Singh. The police also arrested a member of the proscribed Prepak/Uppk from Shamurou Naorem Chaprou Makha Leikai area in the same district, the officer said. Arrested militant Romiyo Singh was allegedly involved in extortion from people, government employees and local shopkeepers, he said. Outlawed Kangleipak Communist Party (PWG) cadre Laishram Tomba Singh was apprehended from his residence in Haoreibei Mayai Leikai area in Imphal West district, the police said. Mr. Singh was also involved in extortion. Another active cadre of KCP (PWG), identified as Khundrakpam Michael Singh, was arrested from Ningthoukhong Kha Keirungbam Leikai in Bishnupur district, the officer said. Acting on his inputs, one 9 mm pistol with an empty magazine and ammunition were recovered, …

Two cadres of banned People’s Liberation Army held in Manipur, arms recovered

Two cadres of banned People’s Liberation Army held in Manipur, arms recovered

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An officer of Pallel Police station said that the arrested cadre of the banned Prepak (Pro) was identified as Robert Lalhahdam, and a rifle was recovered from his possession. File | Photo Credit: Reuters/Stringer “Two cadres of the proscribed outfit People’s Liberation Army were arrested in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district,” police said on Sunday (October 27, 2024). “They were held by a team of Assam Rifles from the vicinity of border pillar number 87 on Saturday (October 26, 2024) and handed over to the police,” an official statement said. The two have been identified as N. Priyo Singh (21) and S. Devjit Singh (21) and handed over to Pallel Police Station, it added. “On Friday (October 25, 2024), security forces apprehended one cadre of the outlawed Prepak (Pro) from Yanghoubung village near the India-Myanmar border,” an officer said. “The arrested cadre of the banned Prepak (Pro) was identified as Robert Lalhahdam, and a rifle was recovered from his possession,” he said. Meanwhile, security forces, during a search operation at the foothills of Thangjing ridge in forest …

China’s military, state media slam US after Reuters report on SpaceX spy satellites | World News

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Chinese military and state-run media on Sunday accused the United States of threatening global security, days after a Reuters report which found Elon Musk’s SpaceX was building hundreds of spy satellites for a US intelligence agency. SpaceX’s Starshield unit is developing the satellite network under a classified $1.8 billion contract with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Reuters reported on Friday, citing five sources familiar with the programme. A social media account run by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said the SpaceX program exposed the United States’ “shamelessness and double standards” as Washington accuses Chinese tech companies of threatening U.S. security. “We urge U.S. companies to not help a villain do evil,” Junzhengping, an account run by the PLA, posted on social media platform Weibo on Sunday. The account has 1.1 million followers. “All countries worldwide should be vigilant and protect against new and even bigger security threats created by the U.S. government,” the post said. Wang Yanan, chief editor of Aerospace Knowledge, a magazine overseen by the ruling Communist Party, was quoted in an interview …