China Demands US Reverse DeepSeek Ban, Threatens Measures as DHS Orders 1 Agency-Wide Purge
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 20
China Demands US Reverse DeepSeek Ban, Threatens Measures as DHS Orders 1 Agency-Wide Purge
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 20
Summary
China's Commerce Ministry demanded the US revoke its ban on DeepSeek across federal civilian agencies, saying Beijing is strongly dissatisfied and will take "all necessary measures" to protect its interests.
The protest followed a Department of Homeland Security order requiring agencies to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services built on its models, while barring future purchases.
DHS said DeepSeek's China-based systems pose multiple national-security threat vectors and could expose sensitive US data to Chinese authorities.
Beijing said Washington was politicizing technology, urged the US to honor Trump-Xi understandings and use an existing bilateral AI dialogue mechanism.
The clash adds to widening US-China AI tensions ahead of a planned November Trump-Xi meeting where artificial intelligence is expected to be on the agenda.