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White House memo accuses Alibaba of supporting the PLA

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What happened: On November 15, the FT reported on a White House memo that accuses Alibaba of giving the Chinese military access to US user data.

“Alibaba provides the Chinese government and PLA with access to customer data that includes IP addresses, WiFi information and payment records, as well as...