众议院委员会表示，这些银行并未违反美国法律，但选择“无视”美国政府的军方认定，以赚取数百万美元收益
2026年5月21日 美国东部时间上午11:00 / 福克斯新闻频道
作者：摩根·菲利普斯 福克斯新闻
【福克斯新闻独家报道】 国会调查人员指控美国大型银行帮助一家被美国国防部列为“中国军工企业”的中国电池巨头，在存在未解决的国家安全担忧的情况下，从全球投资者手中募资数十亿美元。
美国众议院中国共产党问题特别委员会发布的一份新报告称，2025年1月美国国防部将宁德时代（CATL）列入第1260H条款下的中国军工关联企业名单后，摩根大通和美国银行仍为该公司的香港首次公开募股（IPO）提供了承销服务——帮助该公司通过股票发行从投资者处筹集资金。报告还指出，摩根大通、美国银行和摩根士丹利之后又参与了宁德时代的第二次募资活动。
当前华盛顿方面就美国金融机构是否应继续帮助被国防部认定为与中国军方或军民融合战略相关的企业从全球投资者处募资展开了越来越激烈的辩论，这份报告将华尔街置于这场辩论的核心位置，尽管这些相关活动在现行美国法律下仍是合法的。
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美国国防部第1260H条款清单用于认定被国防部认定与中国军方或军民融合战略相关联的企业，但该认定本身并未全面禁止美国投资或商业活动。
委员会认为，这些交易暴露了美国政策的重大漏洞：相关认定仅带来声誉后果，并未禁止华尔街企业帮助该公司筹集资本。
“需要明确的是，这些银行并未违反美国法律，相关交易也未被美国法律禁止，”报告写道，“但每家银行都选择无视美国政府的中国军工企业认定，以赚取数百万美元收益。”
国会调查人员指控美国大型银行帮助一家被美国国防部列为“中国军工企业”的中国电池巨头，在存在未解决的国家安全担忧的情况下从全球投资者手中募资——尽管这些交易并未违反美国法律。（马克西姆·舍梅托夫/档案照片/路透社）
“这些银行选择信任宁德时代的陈述，而非美国政府经过深思熟虑得出的判断，”报告称。
报告指控，尽管国防部已得出相关结论，且委员会称宁德时代在尽职审查过程中答复不完整，但摩根大通和美国银行仍接受了宁德时代关于其与中国军方没有关联的说法。
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根据报告引用的文件，宁德时代针对摩根大通提出的多个与解放军关联、两用技术以及军工关联实体相关的问题，给出了完全相同的答复。
委员会还援引了其所称的公开证据，证明宁德时代与中国军工实体存在关联，包括与美国制裁清单上公司的合作关系，以及与国防相关机构的研究合作。
“我们委员会的调查呼吁出台严肃的政策改革，确保摩根大通和美国银行的此类行为不再发生，”众议院中国共产党问题特别委员会主席、密歇根州共和党议员约翰·穆勒纳尔表示，“美国银行绝不能帮助中国军工企业筹集资金，因为这样做不仅为这些企业提供了融资渠道，还为那些帮助我们的对手扩充军力的公司提供了合法性和信誉。”
摩根大通董事长兼首席执行官杰米·戴蒙于2023年12月6日在华盛顿哈特参议院办公楼出席参议院银行委员会听证会作证。（温·麦克纳米/盖蒂图片社）
摩根大通和美国银行为其参与相关交易进行了辩护，称宁德时代并未受到美国政府制裁，且深度融入西方制造业供应链。
“基于现有信息和我们自身的尽职调查，宁德时代已与美国企业——包括主要汽车制造商——开展合法合作，提供至关重要的电池技术，这将强化美国制造业，提升美国竞争力，”摩根大通的一位发言人告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
“我们遵守了法律和美国政府的制裁政策，”美国银行的一位发言人告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，“我们对此次交易进行了适当的尽职调查，并向委员会详细说明了我们的流程。宁德时代并未受到美国政府制裁，且与美国企业开展了大量业务。”
摩根大通还辩称，国防部的认定主要适用于国防部采购，并未禁止宁德时代与私营部门开展业务往来。
宁德时代还与福特、特斯拉、 Stellantis、宝马和大众等西方主要汽车制造商存在其他合作关系。
摩根大通首席执行官杰米·戴蒙曾于2025年5月在彭博电视台的采访中为该行参与宁德时代相关业务的行为辩护。
“如果我们认为这是错误的，我们就不会这么做，”戴蒙说，“政府并未制裁宁德时代。”
这场辩论凸显了美国围绕中国的国家安全担忧与现实之间日益加剧的紧张关系：欧美主要制造商仍严重依赖中国的电池技术和供应链。
根据彭博社近期的一篇报道，福特目前正在密歇根州建设一座价值30亿美元的电池工厂，通过许可协议使用宁德时代的技术，该协议旨在避免中国持有工厂所有权。福特辩称，该合作有助于强化国内制造业，提升美国在电动汽车生产领域的竞争力。
委员会的报告认为，现行美国法律不足以阻止美国金融机构为与中国军工基地相关的企业提供融资，因为第1260H条款的限制主要影响国防部采购，而非更广泛的商业活动。
“这些交易是合法的，因此银行继续推进了相关业务，”报告写道。
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委员会建议立法禁止美国金融机构为被列入黑名单的中国实体承销发行活动，并敦促财政部对宁德时代实施更严厉的制裁权限。
福克斯新闻数字频道也已联系摩根士丹利、宁德时代和美国国防部征求评论。
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Wall Street banks helped Chinese military-linked firm raise billions despite red flags, lawmakers find
House committee says banks broke no US law but chose to ‘disregard’ the government’s military designation to make millions
May 21, 2026 11:00am EDT / Fox News
By Morgan Phillips Fox News
FIRST ON FOX:Congressional investigators are accusing major U.S. banks of helping a Chinese battery giant the Pentagon labeled a “Chinese military company” raise billions of dollars from global investors despite unresolved national security concerns.
A new report from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party alleges JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America underwrote CATL’s Hong Kong IPO — helping the company raise money from investors through stock offerings — after the Pentagon designated the company under its Section 1260H list of Chinese military-linked firms in January 2025. The report also says JPMorgan, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley later participated in a second CATL offering.
The report places Wall Street at the center of a growing debate in Washington over whether American financial institutions should continue helping companies the Pentagon has identified as linked to China’s military or military-civil fusion strategy raise money from global investors, even when those activities remain legal under current U.S. law.
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The Pentagon’s Section 1260H list identifies companies the War Department determines are linked to China’s military or military-civil fusion strategy, though the designation itself does not broadly prohibit U.S. investment or commercial activity.
The committee argues the transactions exposed a major gap in U.S. policy because the designation carried reputational consequences but did not prohibit Wall Street firms from helping the company raise capital.
“To be clear, the banks broke no U.S. law and the transactions were not prohibited by U.S. law,” the report states. “But each bank made the choice to essentially disregard the U.S. government’s Chinese military company designation to make millions of dollars.”
Congressional investigators are accusing major U.S. banks of helping a Chinese battery giant the Pentagon labeled a “Chinese military company” raise billions of dollars from global investors despite unresolved national security concerns — though the transactions did not violate U.S. law.(Maxim Shemetov/File Photo/Reuters)
“The banks trusted CATL’s representations over the considered judgment of the U.S. government,” the report states.
The report alleges JPMorgan and Bank of America accepted CATL’s assertions that it had no links to China’s military despite the Pentagon’s conclusions and despite what the committee described as incomplete responses during due diligence reviews.
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CATL allegedly provided identical responses to multiple JPMorgan questions concerning ties to the People’s Liberation Army, dual-use technologies and military-linked entities, according to documents cited in the report.
The committee also cited what it described as publicly available evidence linking CATL to Chinese military-industrial entities, including relationships with companies on U.S. restriction lists and research collaborations involving defense-linked institutions.
“My committee’s investigation calls for serious policy changes to ensure what JPMorgan and Bank of America did never happens again,” said Select Committee Chairman John Moolenaar, R-Mich. “American banks must not help Chinese military companies raise money, because in doing so, they provide not only access to funding, but also legitimacy and credibility to companies that are helping our adversary build up its military.”
Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 6, 2023.(Win McNamee/Getty Images)
JPMorgan and Bank of America defended their involvement, arguing CATL is not sanctioned by the U.S. government and remains deeply integrated into Western manufacturing supply chains.
“Based on available information and our own due diligence, CATL has lawfully partnered with American companies — including major auto manufacturers — to provide essential battery technology that will strengthen U.S. manufacturing and enhance American competitiveness,” a JPMorgan spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
“We complied with the law and U.S. government sanctions policies,” a Bank of America spokesperson told Fox News Digital. “We conducted the appropriate due diligence on this transaction, and we shared significant detail about our process with the committee. CATL is not sanctioned by the US government and conducts significant business with U.S. companies.”
JPMorgan additionally argued the Pentagon designation applies primarily to War Department procurement and does not prohibit private-sector business relationships involving CATL.
CATL has other partnerships with major Western automakers including Ford, Tesla, Stellantis, BMW and Volkswagen.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon previously defended the bank’s work involving CATL in a Bloomberg Television interview in May 2025.
“If we thought it was wrong, we wouldn’t do it,” Dimon said. “The government did not sanction CATL.”
The debate underscores growing tension between U.S. national security concerns surrounding China and the reality that major American and European manufacturers remain heavily reliant on Chinese battery technology and supply chains.
Ford is currently building a $3 billion battery plant in Michigan using CATL technology through a licensing arrangement designed to avoid Chinese ownership of the facility, according to a recent Bloomberg report. Ford has argued the partnership helps strengthen domestic manufacturing and improve U.S. competitiveness in electric vehicle production.
The committee’s report argues current U.S. law is insufficient to stop American financial institutions from financing companies tied to China’s military-industrial base because Section 1260H restrictions primarily affect War Department procurement rather than broader commercial activity.
“The deals were legal, so the banks proceeded,” the report states.
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The committee recommends legislation that would prohibit U.S. financial institutions from underwriting offerings for blacklisted Chinese entities and urges the Treasury Department to impose stronger sanctions authorities against CATL.
Fox News Digital has also reached out to Morgan Stanley, CATL and the Pentagon for comment.
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