CXMT Sues Pentagon over Inclusion on List of Companies Tied to China’s Military
CXMT says the Pentagon’s designation caused reputational and commercial harm after more than a year of challenges and a brief removal notice in February, the company said.
- On Friday, ChangXin Memory Technologies sued the Pentagon in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to overturn its designation as a company backed by the Chinese military.
- The Defense Department first designated CXMT as a Chinese military firm in January 2025, and the Trump administration retained the status during a June update despite the company's year-long effort to challenge it.
- Arguing the Pentagon's decision was "arbitrary," CXMT stated, "CXMT is not affiliated with the Chinese military," and added that it produces DRAM chips for civilian and commercial use.
- The lawsuit names Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, Deputy Defence Secretary Steve Feinberg, and Assistant Secretary of Defence for Industrial Base Policy Michael Cadenazzi as defendants, targeting contracting restrictions and reputational damage.
- This legal challenge mirrors a June lawsuit from Alibaba, another Chinese technology giant placed on the Pentagon's military-linked list, as CXMT pursues long-term ambitions to enter the United States market.
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China's CXMT is suing the Pentagon over its inclusion on the “blacklist” <p>CXMT demands it be removed from the list of companies linked to the PRC's military. Manufacturer says it creates chips only for civilian use.</p>
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