Overview
- Reporting describes a Nov. 1 White House memo alleging Alibaba provided the PLA access to IP addresses, Wi‑Fi data, payment records and AI-linked services.
- The memo also claims some employees shared knowledge of previously unknown software vulnerabilities that could aid cyber operations.
- Alibaba calls the claims completely false and questions the motive for the anonymous leak, while the Chinese embassy labels the report a distortion of facts.
- The White House and the CIA declined to comment, and no U.S. government action or sanctions tied to the memo have been announced.
- Alibaba’s U.S.-listed shares fell roughly 4% after the report as the allegations fed ongoing U.S. scrutiny of Chinese tech firms.