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The Pentagon has reinstated Alibaba, Baidu and BYD to a blacklist of Chinese companies deemed to pose a national security risk to the U.S. after their sudden removal in February. China’s embassy in Washington, DC, condemned the listing of some of the country’s best-known commercial brands as “discriminatory” and an example of the U.S. government “overstretching” the concept of national security. “Chinese companies that do business overseas have been strictly observing laws and regulations of their host countries,” an embassy spokesperson said. “The U.S. should stop its wrong practice and create a fair, just and non-discriminatory environment for Chinese companies.” Alibaba, China’s biggest e-commerce company, said there was “no basis” for its inclusion on the blacklist. “Alibaba is not a Chinese military company nor part of any military-civil fusion strategy,” a company spokesperson said. “We will take all available legal action against attempts to misrepresent our company.”
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UK/Europe
The UK government has intensified its efforts against "foreign abuse" of the corporate register by shutting down two services that registered over 4,300 companies for clients primarily based in China. The Insolvency Service noted that these entities diverted fees to Chinese bank accounts and failed to conduct necessary money-laundering checks. Concerns about financial crime have risen due to the ease of company registration in the UK. The latest closures involved UK Sinosia Business and Longshine Overseas, which operated similarly and registered thousands of companies across various sectors. "Overseas companies register on Companies House as it provides respectability and legitimacy, as well as opening up new markets and attracting investment for them," the service said. "However, companies which have no presence in the UK undermine economic confidence by eroding trust in the register. They are also high-risk for being used as vehicles for fraud and money laundering."
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