China defends DeepSeek after US ban |
China defends DeepSeek after US ban
China is pushing back against the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) order to remove products from Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from government systems, warning of potential retaliation.
A DHS order, which dates back to July but published to the Federal Register Monday, said DeepSeek’s AI models present “multiple threat vectors,” and ordered them to be removed from federal agency AI systems and barred from government contracting.
When asked on Tuesday about the order, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Beijing “consistently opposes overstretching the concept of national security and politicizing tech and trade issues.”
“We will resolutely safeguard Chinese businesses’ lawful rights and interests,” she told reporters at the briefing in Beijing.
DHS warned DeepSeek’s models can collect personally identifiable information and may “track or digitally fingerprint” users, along with containing malware........