# US court stops Pentagon listing WuXi AppTec as China military firm 2026-08-07T23:41:12+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A US judge on Friday barred the Pentagon from adding Chinese biotechnology company WuXi AppTec to its list of firms believed to support Beijing's military. The court ruled the Defence Department lacked evidence to justify the designation. The company, a contract research organisation, supplies pharmaceutical and biotech clients worldwide, including several Indian generic drugmakers, and had challenged its inclusion in court. The ruling temporarily blocks the Pentagon's move, which had raised fears of forced divestiture and supply chain disruption. The judge said the government failed to show that WuXi AppTec operates under the control of China's People's Liberation Army or otherwise meets the criteria for the list. ## Coverage - ndtv.com Tags: China military list, Indian pharma, Pentagon, trade dispute, US court ruling, WuXi AppTec Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/us-court-stops-pentagon-listing-wuxi-apptec-as-china-military-firm/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/us-court-stops-pentagon-listing-wuxi-apptec-as-china-military-firm/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.