Ministry of Foreign Affairs Responds to US Government Ban on Chinese AI: Will Firmly Safeguard Legitimate Rights and Interests of Chinese Enterprises

On October 20, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning held a regular press conference. When questioned by an AFP reporter regarding the US government's directive for federal agencies to cease using Chinese AI products such as DeepSeek due to concerns over potential sensitive data transfers, what is China's position? Mao Ning stated that China consistently opposes the broadening of national security concepts and the politicization of science, technology, and economic and trade matters. We will firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises. (Jinshi)

Prior reports indicated that the US government banned civilian agencies from using DeepSeek products.