Chipmaker CXMT sues Pentagon over ‘Chinese military company’ designation

China's leading memory chipmaker, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) over its designation as a "Chinese military company." The company argues that it is not affiliated with the Chinese military and that the Pentagon's decision lacks evidentiary support and violates its due-process rights.

CXMT's lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeks to overturn the designation and remove itself from a Pentagon list that can trigger government contracting restrictions and reputational damage. The company has been on the list since January 2025 and has suffered reputational and commercial harm since then.

CXMT's lawsuit follows similar actions by other Chinese companies, such as Alibaba and Xiaomi, who have also challenged their listings on the U.S. government's watchlist.

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