Legal Opinion
Wuxi Apptec Co., Ltd. v. U.S. Department of Defense
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 7, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2026-2069Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WUXI APPTEC CO., LTD., Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 26-2069 (JEB) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, also known as U.S. DEPARTMENT OF WAR, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION A scarlet letter sends a clear message: keep away. With that understanding, the Department of Defense — also known as the Department of War — publicly designated Plaintiff WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd., a “Chinese military company” under Section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. Congress created the Section 1260H list in part to warn…
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