US Judge Blocks Pentagon From Listing WuXi AppTec as China Military-Linked Firm

A US federal judge on Friday ruled against the Defense Department's decision to place Chinese biotech firm WuXi AppTec on a list of companies allegedly supporting China's military. The court found that the government did not have sufficient evidence to justify including the company on the list. WuXi AppTec, a major Chinese biotechnology company, had challenged its designation by the Pentagon. The ruling effectively bars the Defense Department from maintaining the firm on that military-linked companies list.