Sam OpenAI and Sundar Google are giving AI access to Pentagon-blacklisted Chinese tech giants
Jul 10, 2026
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by Jai Hamid
for CryptoPolitan

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OpenAI and Google reportedly provided AI products to overseas units tied to Alibaba (BABA), Baidu (BIDU) and Tencent (0700/TCEHY), companies named on a US military watchlist for links to China’s armed forces. The disclosures raise security and regulatory concerns that could spill into crypto and DeFi by increasing scrutiny of cross-border data sharing, CEXs, token launches and adoption, potentially weighing on market sentiment.
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Sam Altman’s OpenAI and Sundar Pichai’s Google have provided powerful AI products to overseas businesses controlled by Chinese corporations named on a US military watchlist. The customers include Singapore units connected to Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), and Tencent Holdings (HKEX: 0700; OTC: TCEHY). Washington claims these three companies have links with China’s armed...




