After US DeepSeek order, China says it will protect firms

​China ​said on ‌Tuesday it will ​resolutely safeguard the legitimate ‌rights and interests of its firms after the US Homeland ‌Security Department instructed US civilian ‌agencies to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services using the ⁠Chinese ​AI ⁠model from their IT systems.

China consistently ⁠opposes the over-generalisation of national security ​as well as the ⁠politicisation of science, technology and trade ⁠issues, ​said Mao Ning, a foreign ministry spokesperson, in ⁠response to a question about ⁠the ⁠US move.