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China says US DeepSeek ban disregards Xi-Trump consensus

Global Published 20 October 2026, 19:51 · archived 20 Oct 2026

BEIJING: China’s commerce ministry on Tuesday criticised a US 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 US to “immediately correct wrong practices … and revoke relevant discriminatory restrictive measures”, adding that Beijing would closely monitor developments and “take all necessary measures” to safeguard its interests. The US Homeland Security Department on Monday ordered the removal of DeepSeek products a...

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