BEIJING — Alibaba is helping the Chinese military to target the U.S., according to a White House memo, the Financial Times reported Friday.

The memo alleged "Alibaba provides tech support for Chinese military 'operations' against targets in the U.S.," according to the FT.

The FT said it could not independently verify the claims, and did not publish a full version of the memo. It was not clear when the memo was released. The White House did not respond to requests for comment, while the FT said it stood by its reporting.

"The assertions and innuendoes in the article are completely false," Alibaba said in a statement to CNBC on the FT report.

"We question the motivation behind the anonymous leak, which the FT admits that they cannot verify," Alibaba said. "This malicious PR o

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