US Bans DeepSeek From Civilian Agencies as China Vows to Defend Firm

3 articles · Updated · WRAL News · Oct 20

A DHS order made public Monday tells U.S. federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek, affiliated products and third-party services built on its models from IT systems, and bars new procurement.
DHS said DeepSeek presents “multiple threat vectors,” citing China-based servers and the risk that Chinese authorities could gain access to private infrastructure and sensitive U.S. data.
Beijing rejected the move, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning accusing Washington of overstretching national security and politicizing technology and trade, while pledging to protect Chinese companies’ interests.
The clash adds to a widening AI dispute ahead of a mid-November Trump-Xi meeting at APEC in Shenzhen, despite limited recent cooperation on AI governance and existing U.S. chip curbs on China.