The US’s crackdown on Alibaba and BYD highlights a US-China paradox: both powers increasingly depend on private-sector innovation for military advantage. This month, multiple media outlets reported that the US Department of Defense (DoD) designated the high-profile Chinese tech giants Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Baidu Inc., along with the electric-vehicle manufacturer BYD Co., as […] The post US targets China’s military-tech firm ties while forging its own appeared first on Asia Times .