China defends DeepSeek after US ban of its AI from government systems
Federal civilian agencies should remove DeepSeek products as well as third-party products and services developed using DeepSeek from their IT systems, the US Department of Homeland Security said.
On October 20, China responded to a US ban on its AI startup DeepSeek's products by federal civilian agencies, warning of retaliatory measures and expressing dissatisfaction. The Department of Homeland Security ordered agencies to remove DeepSeek products and services developed using them from their IT systems, citing security concerns.
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, stated that China will protect the rights and interests of its companies and oppose the "overstretching" of national security concepts. The Ministry of Commerce also expressed strong dissatisfaction, accusing the US of disregarding the consensus between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump and ignoring the wider China-US economic and trade relations.
China and the US have made some progress in AI governance collaboration but remain at odds on many issues, including AI chips and model distillation.
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