China Demands End to US DeepSeek Ban Despite Strict Domestic Blocks on Western AI
China has strongly protested the United States' ban on DeepSeek within government systems, demanding it be lifted. However, Beijing's diplomatic outrage lacks credibility given its own sweeping domestic bans on major Western AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Analysts warn this hypocrisy still serves as a serious political signal pointing toward potential retaliatory trade measures.
Source: The Decoder