The U.S. Pentagon has added more than ten of China's largest companies — including Alibaba, Baidu, and BYD — to a list of entities with ties to the People's Liberation Army. U.S. officials say the firms support China's civil-military integration, which uses private-sector technology to advance military capabilities.
01 · How it developed
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02 · Source and signal
Source and signal
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