Wuxi Apptec removed from Pentagon list of chinese military companies

Chinese biotechnology company WuXi AppTec has been removed from the Pentagon’s list of Chinese military companies after a federal court barred the department from enforcing its designation. The change follows the company’s legal challenge and means the Pentagon cannot currently apply that label to WuXi AppTec.

The company argued that its listing was arbitrary, unsupported by evidence and driven by political pressure. The Pentagon expanded its list to 188 entities on 8 June; the government posting said the deputy secretary of defence ordered WuXi AppTec’s removal in light of the court ruling.