China's Ministry of Commerce, answering a reporter's question on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's requirement that federal civilian agencies remove DeepSeek, expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition
后续: 中国商务部就美国土安全部令联邦民事机构排除和移除 DeepSeek 答记者问：「强烈不满、坚决反对」
On October 19, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a ban on federal government civilian administrative agencies procuring products and services from DeepSeek and its affiliated companies, and required their removal from relevant information systems; China's Ministry of Commerce subsequently expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition. The Ministry of Commerce said the U.S. side had taken discriminatory restrictive measures on national security grounds, generalized the concept of national security, abused administrative means, harmed the lawful rights and interests of Chinese companies, undermined a fair-competition market environment, and disrupted normal commercial cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence between China and the United States. The Ministry of Commerce urged the U.S. side to withdraw the relevant measures and said it would closely monitor developments and take all necessary measures against any action that substantively harms China's interests.
Records China's official response after the United States restricted federal civil agencies' use of DeepSeek, offering insight into the two sides' differing positions on restrictive measures against AI companies.