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China vows 'resolute countermeasures' over US DHS DeepSeek ban

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China criticized the US Department of Homeland Security's order to remove and exclude DeepSeek products, vowing 'resolute countermeasures' while rejecting allegations from the FBI and AI labs of illicit model distillation. The response follows the DHS directive targeting the Chinese AI company's offerings.

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    China criticizes the US DHS's DeepSeek ban, vowing "resolute countermeasures" while rejecting allegations from the FBI and AI labs of illicit distillation (Ephrat Livni/New York Times)

    Ephrat Livni / New York Times : China criticizes the US DHS's DeepSeek ban, vowing “resolute countermeasures” while rejecting allegations from the FBI and AI labs of illicit distillation — The response came after Homeland Security ordered the removal and exclusion of products developed by the Chinese company.

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