Pentagon restores Alibaba, Baidu and BYD to Chinese military groups blacklist

The Pentagon reinstated Alibaba, Baidu, and BYD as U.S. national security risks after removing the three companies in February; the RSS snippet does not disclose the legal basis, timetable, or company responses.

Why it matters: FT source authority supports the HKR-H/K/R pass: Alibaba and Baidu are back on a Pentagon military-linked blacklist. Score stays below 78 because the body discloses no follow-on restrictions or penalty mechanism.