# Alibaba wins US lobbying reprieve — retained record

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source: [news](https://highsignal.app/data/news) (news:semafor)  published 2026-07-06 23:22 ingested 2026-07-07 09:39

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A US federal judge granted Alibaba a legal reprieve that would allow the Chinese e-commerce giant to temporarily resume lobbying in the US, the latest development in a closely watched case with implications for the countries’ technological rivalry.
Washington lobbyists dropped Alibaba as a client following a US law barring the Pentagon from working with companies that represented firms on its blacklist of alleged Chinese-military linked entities. The judge ordered the Pentagon not to treat Alibaba as a Chinese military company until she reviewed the constitutionality of the measure.
The decision comes as US AI firms are adopting a more aggressive stance toward Chinese competitors, accusing them of stealing their technology to build increasingly powerful AI systems.
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