US judge blocks Pentagon’s ‘Chinese military’ label for WuXi AppTec
A US federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Pentagon from designating Chinese biotechnology group WuXi AppTec as a “Chinese military company”, finding that defence officials repeatedly misread the evidence used to justify the decision. US District Chief Judge James Boasberg granted WuXi a preliminary injunction barring the Department of Defence from enforcing or otherwise giving effect…
A US federal judge on Friday issued a temporary injunction preventing the Pentagon from labeling Chinese biotechnology company WuXi AppTec as a "Chinese military company." District Chief Judge James Boasberg ruled that Pentagon officials misinterpreted evidence to justify the designation. The judge cited the company's customers and suppliers that cancelled contracts or partnerships following the initial designation in June.
Boasberg found errors in the Pentagon's reasoning behind the ownership and affiliation claims, arguing that those mischaracterizations undermined the list's credibility. The designation affects WuXi AppTec's US operations, which include six facilities and approximately 450 employees, and serve over 1,000 US customers accounting for about 70% of the company's US$6.7 billion in global revenue.
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