Artificial Intelligence
US bans Deepseek from federal systems
The Department of Homeland Security ordered civilian federal agencies to remove Deepseek software, while Chinese ministries condemned the move and signalled countermeasures as Beijing's own AI controls drew attention.
- The US Department of Homeland Security ordered civilian federal agencies to remove Deepseek products from their IT systems and stop future purchases.
- The ban also covered software from other vendors built on Deepseek's open-source models.
- China's Foreign Ministry criticised the US move, and the Commerce Ministry called for it to be lifted and promised countermeasures.
- The article said China does not approve ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini, and since 2023 its AI services have had to pass review under political guidelines.
- The FBI and other US agencies have accused Chinese firms of copying leading US models, which Beijing denies.
The Department of Homeland Security told civilian federal agencies to remove Deepseek products from their systems. It also barred future purchases and said the order covered software from other vendors built on Deepseek's open-source models.
China's Foreign Ministry said the US was stretching national security. The Commerce Ministry demanded that the ban be lifted and said it would take countermeasures.
The article said China does not approve ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. Since 2023, the Cyberspace Administration has reviewed AI services, and those services have had to follow political guidelines across the market.
The piece also said state bodies and state-owned companies are meant to replace foreign hardware and software with domestic products. It added that the FBI and other US agencies have accused Chinese firms of copying leading American models, a claim Beijing rejects.
Named in this story
Companies
- Deepseek
- The Chinese AI company removed from civilian federal systems in the US
Governments and agencies
- US Department of Homeland Security
- Ordered civilian federal agencies to remove Deepseek products
- China
- Criticised the US ban and maintained tighter domestic AI controls
- Foreign Ministry
- Criticised the US decision
- Commerce Ministry
- Demanded that the ban be lifted and promised countermeasures
- Cyberspace Administration
- Reviews AI services and enforces political guidelines
- FBI
- One of the US bodies accused Chinese firms of copying leading models
Products and systems
- ChatGPT
- One of the foreign AI services not approved in China
- Claude
- One of the foreign AI services not approved in China
- Gemini
- One of the foreign AI services not approved in China
How the source tells it
The piece is an opinionated analysis that uses repeated value judgements about China's protest and the strategic stakes.
- dismissive scepticism loaded judgements and contrasts frame China’s protest as hollow
- strategic threat national-security language and future-retaliation framing heighten the stakes