Breaking | US judge blocks Pentagon’s ‘Chinese military’ label for WuXi AppTec
Court finds defence officials misread evidence involving a state-linked fund, Chinese universities and a PLA hospital.
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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 to the designation while the company’s lawsuit proceeds.
“A scarlet letter sends a clear message: keep away,” Boasberg wrote in a 35-page opinion, pointing to customers and suppliers that had cancelled contracts, ended long-standing relationships or moved business to WuXi’s competitors following the designation.
WuXi AppTec and the US Department of Defence did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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