--- title: "Alibaba and Tencent lose their Washington lobbyists as Pentagon rule takes effect" url: https://daily.dev/posts/alibaba-and-tencent-lose-their-washington-lobbyists-as-pentagon-rule-takes-effect-xg8xnsehl source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/alibaba-tencent-lobbyists-drop-pentagon-1260h-rule type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2026-06-29T19:24:33.924Z updated: 2026-06-29T19:28:10.913Z tags: ["alibaba"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Alibaba and Tencent lose their Washington lobbyists as Pentagon rule takes effect **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Washington lobbying firms are dropping Alibaba and Tencent as clients ahead of a Pentagon rule (Section 851 of the FY2025 NDAA) that bars defense contractors from employing lobbyists who also represent companies on the Pentagon's 1260H Chinese military companies list. Alibaba lost five lobbying firms and Tencent lost four after the Pentagon expanded its list to 188 entities on June 8. Alibaba has sued the Defense Department to be removed from the list, arguing the designation prevents it from retaining lobbyists needed to challenge the label. The rule effectively severs informal networks Chinese companies have used to navigate Washington, compounding other setbacks including Anthropic's accusation that Alibaba's Qwen AI lab harvested Claude's capabilities, and China's retaliatory trade curbs on 56 US firms. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Alibaba sues the Pentagon to get off its Chinese military companies list](https://daily.dev/posts/alibaba-sues-the-pentagon-to-get-off-its-chinese-military-companies-list-rrmjfvkjh) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Pentagon adds Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, and Unitree to its Chinese military companies list](https://daily.dev/posts/pentagon-adds-alibaba-baidu-byd-and-unitree-to-its-chinese-military-companies-list-aqfdikgee) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Pentagon says Alibaba, Baidu, BYD and Unitree support China’s military](https://daily.dev/posts/pentagon-says-alibaba-baidu-byd-and-unitree-support-china-s-military-iz8pnwdlc) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#alibaba](https://daily.dev/tags/alibaba) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/alibaba-and-tencent-lose-their-washington-lobbyists-as-pentagon-rule-takes-effect-xg8xnsehl)