Notice of Removal of Designated Chinese Military Company

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Abstract

The Deputy Secretary of War has decided to delist the entity listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice from the list of Chinese military companies operating in the United States, without prejudice to relisting the company on additional or supplementary grounds.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 72536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22840]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2026-OS-2410]


Notice of Removal of Designated Chinese Military Company

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and 
Sustainment), Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of removal of a company from the 1260H List of Chinese 
military companies operating in the United States.

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SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary of War has decided to delist the entity 
listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice from the 
list of Chinese military companies operating in the United States, 
without prejudice to relisting the company on additional or 
supplementary grounds.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kathryn Collins, (703) 697-2908.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Pub. L. 116-283, as amended (codified at 10 U.S.C. 113, note)) 
(Section 1260H) provides that the Secretary of Defense is to identify 
and publish a list of ``Chinese military companies'' annually until 
December 31, 2030, and to make additions or deletions to the list not 
less frequently than annually. Section 1260H(b)(2) requires the 
Secretary of Defense to publish the unclassified portion of the list in 
the Federal Register.
    The Deputy Secretary of Defense has decided to delist the following 
entity from the list of ``Chinese military companies'' in accordance 
with section 1260H, without prejudice to relisting the entity on 
additional or supplementary grounds:

WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd. (WuXi AppTec)

    <bullet> The Deputy Secretary of War has determined that WuXi 
AppTec should be removed from the most recent Section 1260H List that 
was published in the Federal Register on June 10, 2026, in compliance 
with the order issued by the U.S. District Court of Columbia on August 
7, 2026, granting WuXi AppTec's Motion for Preliminary Injunction, 
which enjoins the Department from enforcing, implementing, or otherwise 
giving effect to the Department's designation of WuXi AppTec as a 
Chinese military company under Section 1260H.
    The entity delisted from the list of ``Chinese military companies'' 
is also identified in Mandarin and can be found in this notice's docket 
on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Search by the docket ID, DOD-2026-OS-
2410. The Mandarin version of the delisting notice is available for 
public viewing at the Supporting & Related Material tab. Any 
correspondence related to the 1260H List must be emailed to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#147b67703a64717a6075737b7a3a7b616770397539673a787d67603a252622247c39787d67605479757d783a797d78"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f302c3b712f3a312b3e38303171302a2c3b723e722c7133362c2b716e6d696f377233362c2b1f323e363371323633">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

     Dated: November 5, 2026.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2026-22840 Filed 11-9-26; 8:45 am]
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