Wuxi Apptec removed from Pentagon list of chinese military companies

Chinese biotechnology company WuXi AppTec ‌was removed from the Pentagon’s list of Chinese military companies, according to ‌a government posting on Monday.

The deputy ‌secretary of defense made the determination in light of a federal court in Washington ⁠enjoining ​the ⁠department from enforcing the designation, the posting said. The ⁠ruling came in a lawsuit ​WuXi AppTec filed after it was added ⁠to the list, saying its designation ⁠was ​arbitrary, capricious, unsupported by the facts and "the product of political pressure."

The ⁠Pentagon expanded its blacklist of alleged "Chinese military companies" ⁠on ⁠June 8 to 188 entities.