China Opposes US Ban on DeepSeek Federal Procurement

China News Service reported that a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce addressed the United States Department of Homeland Security's federal procurement exclusion and removal order issued against Chinese enterprises. The inquiry referenced an announcement made by the United States Department of Homeland Security on October 19 prohibiting federal civil executive agencies from procuring products and services developed by Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek and its affiliates, while also ordering the removal of existing offerings from agency information systems. In response, the spokesperson stated that China has taken note of the developments and expressed strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to the actions. The spokesperson urged the United States to respect facts and market principles, immediately correct its erroneous conduct, cease unreasonable suppression of Chinese enterprises, revoke discriminatory restrictions, and utilize bilateral artificial intelligence dialogue mechanisms, adding that China will closely monitor events and take all necessary measures to safeguard legitimate rights.

According to the Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesperson, the discriminatory restrictions severely harm the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises, undermine fair market competition, and interfere with normal commercial cooperation between China and the United States in the artificial intelligence sector.