WuXi Apptec removed from Pentagon list of Chinese military companies

The ​Pentagon removed Chinese biotechnology ‌company WuXi ​AppTec from its 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 barring the ‌department from enforcing the designation, the posting said. The ruling ‌came in a lawsuit WuXi AppTec filed after the Pentagon added it 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. "This decision relieves the company ​from further adverse consequences of the 1260H designation," WuXi ⁠AppTec said in a filing to the Hong Kong bourse on ⁠Tuesday ​morning, referring to the list which is kept under Section 1260H of a US defense law.

"We remain committed ⁠to serving our customers and enabling the lifesaving and life-improving medicines ⁠they ⁠make for patients," the company added.