Overview
- The memo, dated Nov. 1, reportedly asserts that Alibaba provided the People’s Liberation Army access to customer data, AI services and knowledge of zero‑day software flaws for operations targeting the United States.
- According to the reporting, the data cited in the document includes IP addresses, WiFi details and payment records that U.S. officials view as a national security risk.
- The Financial Times said it could not independently confirm all of the memo’s claims, and the White House as well as the CIA declined to comment.
- Alibaba called the allegations completely false, while China’s embassy in Washington described the claims as a distortion of facts.
- Alibaba’s U.S.-listed shares fell roughly 3.7% to 4.2% after the reports, as some lawmakers renewed calls for tougher scrutiny or potential delisting of Chinese firms.