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  "id": 15763879,
  "title": "China says US' DeepSeek ban disregards Xi-Trump consensus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/china-says-us-deepseek-ban-disregards-xi-trump-consensus-15763879",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-20T16:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261021/china-says-us-deepseek-ban-disregards-xi-trump-consensus"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Tuesday, China's Commerce Ministry vehemently criticized a U.S. government order banning the Chinese AI model DeepSeek from federal agency IT systems, asserting that the measure damaged Chinese firms' interests and ignored the consensus reached between the countries' leaders. In a statement, the ministry called on the U.S. to promptly rectify its misguided actions and lift the discriminatory and restrictive measures in question, emphasizing that Beijing would keep a close eye on the situation and take all necessary steps to protect its interests.\n\nOn Monday, the U.S. Homeland Security Department mandated the removal of DeepSeek products and third-party services utilizing the Chinese AI model from civilian federal agency IT systems. Additionally, the department prohibited agencies from procuring DeepSeek products or third-party services developed using the model. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contended that DeepSeek models harbored multiple threat vectors and raised concerns over the potential transfer of sensitive data to China if used by U.S. government employees or vendors.\n\nBeijing expressed strong dissatisfaction and vehemently opposed the order, according to the Commerce Ministry.",
  "summary": "BEIJING — China's commerce ministry on Tuesday criticised a U.S. government order banning Chinese AI model DeepSeek from federal agency IT systems, saying it harmed Chinese firms' interests and disregarded understandings reached by the countries' leaders. In a statement, the ministry urged the U.S. to \"immediately correct wrong practices ... and revoke relevant discriminatory restrictive…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "US orders removal of China's DeepSeek products from federal civilian agencies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/us-orders-removal-of-chinas-deepseek-products-from-federal-civilian",
        "published": "2026-10-19T23:07:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Joy Business",
        "title": "US bans DeepSeek AI from government use as tech tension with China continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/us-bans-deepseek-ai-from-government-use-as-tech-tension-with-china",
        "published": "2026-10-20T00:06:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "US bans DeepSeek from civilian agency IT systems",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/us-bans-deepseek-from-civilian-agency-it-systems",
        "published": "2026-10-20T04:07:58.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "China opposes US ban on govt agencies from using DeepSeek",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/china-opposes-us-ban-on-govt-agencies-from-using-deepseek",
        "published": "2026-10-20T08:09:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Silicon Republic",
        "title": "US plans to remove DeepSeek from government agency systems",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/us-plans-to-remove-deepseek-from-government-agency-systems",
        "published": "2026-10-20T08:39:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "China opposes US ban on govt agencies from using DeepSeek",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/china-opposes-us-ban-on-govt-agencies-from-using-deepseek-15723659",
        "published": "2026-10-20T09:10:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Semafor",
        "title": "Washington bans DeepSeek from government agencies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/washington-bans-deepseek-from-government-agencies",
        "published": "2026-10-20T11:55:17.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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