CXMT joins growing list of Chinese tech firms suing US Pentagon over blacklists
Leading chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has joined a growing list of Chinese technology companies suing the US government over their additions to Pentagon blacklists, as legal experts said US courts had shown a willingness to hold the Department of Defence to account. Recent rulings involving Chinese tech firms including lidar sensor maker Hesai Group, drone manufacturer DJI and…
Chinese chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has joined other prominent Chinese tech firms in filing lawsuits against the US government over their inclusion on Pentagon blacklists, according to a recent legal filing. This move comes as US courts increasingly scrutinize the Department of Defense's (DoD) decisions, potentially holding them accountable, according to Mark Shi, a compliance lawyer at Co-Effort Law Firm in Shanghai.
Other companies, including Hesai Group, DJI, and WuXi AppTec, have also initiated legal actions against the US government, seeking redress for the impact of being labeled as military-linked entities. CXMT, China's largest producer of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips, sued the DoD in a Washington federal court on Friday, challenging its designation on the Section 1260H list of companies with military ties.
The lawsuit alleges that the Pentagon's decision-making process was arbitrary and violated CXMT's rights to due process. If successful, the case could set a precedent for how US national-security determinations are made, according to Shi. The company, which reported a significant revenue surge in its first half of the year, seeks to be removed from the blacklist and to contest the restrictions imposed on its operations and potential customers.
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