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Oct 27, 2026

Alibaba wins injunction blocking Pentagon contract restrictions tied to China blacklist

A US federal judge granted Alibaba's request for a preliminary injunction, ordering the government not to deny Pentagon contracts to companies that employ the same lobbyists as firms on China's military blacklist. The ruling challenges a Department of Defense policy that had forced Alibaba to fire dozens of Washington lobbying firms.

Oct 27, 2026·7 sources
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  • ▪Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. sued the Department of Defense
  • ▪The court determined that the U.S. government failed to show why less restrictive measures, such as mandatory lobbyist disclosure filings, would be insufficient to protect security interests.
  • ▪Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s federal lobbying previously addressed issues including trade export expansion, technology regulation, artificial intelligence, device authorisations, and access to U.S. capital markets.

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U.S.–China relationsPublic procurementFederal agenciesChina-United States relationsFree speechNational securityLobbyingJudiciary

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