China defends DeepSeek after US ban on civilian agency systems
Original title: China Defends DeepSeek After US Ban of Its AI From Government Systems
Homeland Security told civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and stop procuring them, citing China-based servers.
China’s Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Commerce opposed a U.S. Department of Homeland Security order that civilian agencies remove DeepSeek products and third-party services built with DeepSeek and stop procuring them. The Federal Register notice, made public Monday and dated to late July, says the models present multiple threat vectors, including servers in China and possible access to sensitive U.S. data. DeepSeek did not immediately comment. Beijing said it will take necessary measures; AI is expected on the agenda when Trump and Xi meet in mid-November in Shenzhen.
Unconfirmed: Possible Chinese access to private infrastructure is an allegation in the order, not a confirmed incident.
- The order blocks civilian agencies from procuring DeepSeek products and services.
- DeepSeek’s open-source models remain widely available and are mostly free.
- Commerce officials said the ban disregards consensus reached by Xi and Trump.
- The United States still restricts China’s access to some advanced AI chips.
- Beijing last week proposed limits on exports of certain advanced AI models.
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