US judge blocks Pentagon from listing WuXi as Chinese military-linked firm

The biotechnology company said in its lawsuit that its designation as a Chinese military company was arbitrary, capricious, unsupported by the facts and "the product of political pressure".

A US judge on Friday barred the Defense Department from including Chinese biotechnology company WuXi AppTec Co on a list of companies believed to support Beijing's military, saying the government lacked evidence to justify the decision.

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 injunctio

US-China tensionsReasons to list the biotech firm fail to support 'Chinese military' designation, judge rulesAn official corporate graphic featuring the WuXi AppTec logo. (Photo by WuXi AppTec/Handout via Reuters)PAK YIUAugust 8, 2026 05:34 JSTNEW YORK -- A U.S. federal judge has granted Chinese biotechnology company W