CXMT sues US Defense Department over Section 1260H listing
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Defense challenging its June 8, 2026 reinstatement to the Pentagon's Section 1260H list of companies deemed to support China's military. The 1260H designation restricts US government agencies and defense contractors from doing business with listed firms but does not ban private transactions. CXMT's suit argues the Pentagon failed to follow proper administrative procedure, noting the company had been briefly removed in February before being added back. The challenge follows similar litigation by Yangtze Memory Technologies, WuXi AppTec and Alibaba, and comes as CXMT rapidly expands production and posted a dramatic IPO surge.
CXMT sued over reinstatement to the Pentagon's Section 1260H list.
Context
The Pentagon keeps a list of companies it says support China's military. CXMT was briefly removed in February and then reinstated on June 8, 2026. The company sued to argue the agency did not follow its own rules.
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