JUNE 9, 2026 – The Department of War released an update to the names of “Chinese military companies” operating directly or indirectly in the United States in accordance with the statutory requirement of Section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which is available on the Public Inspection Issue of the Federal Register. After the Department conducted its due diligence, it identified 188 entities that meet the statutory requirements for inclusion on the most recent 1260H List.
The Department will update the list with additional entities as appropriate. The United States Government reserves the right to take additional actions on these entities under authorities other than Section 1260H. The list is available here.
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The Deputy Secretary of Defense has determined that the following entities qualify for designation as “Chinese military companies,” are engaged in providing commercial services, manufacturing, producing, or exporting (as required by Section 1260H(g)(2)(B)(ii)), and operate directly or indirectly in the United States (as required by Section 1260H(a)) in accordance with section 1260H:
360 Security Technology Inc. (Qihoo 360)
Qihoo 360 is directly and indirectly affiliated with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and the Ministry of State Security (Section 1260H(g)(2)(B)(i)(I)). Qihoo 360 is a military civil fusion contributor to the Chinese defense industrial base because it is affiliated with the MIIT and with MSS (Sections
1260H(g)(3)(B)(i) and (g)(3)(B)(iv)).
Aerospace CH UAV Co., Ltd (CH UAV)
CH UAV is indirectly owned by the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) and is directly affiliated with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) (Section 1260H(g)(2)(B)(i)(I)). CH UAV is a military-civil fusion contributor to the Chinese defense industrial base because it is affiliated with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) (Section 1260H(g)(3)(B)(v)).
Aerosun Corporation (Aerosun)
Aerosun is indirectly owned by the SASAC and is indirectly affiliated with SASAC (Section 1260H(g)(2)(B)(i)(I)).
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (Alibaba)
Alibaba is indirectly affiliated with SASAC (Section 1260H(g)(2)(B)(i)(I)). Alibaba is a military-civil fusion contributor to the Chinese defense industrial base because it is affiliated with MIIT (Section 1260H(g)(3)(B)(i)).
Read the full list here.