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2026-10-21 12:17 (CN)
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Technology & Security
A spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce said, regarding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's October 19 prohibition on federal civilian executive agencies procuring products from DeepSeek and its affiliates and its requirement to remove them from information systems, that China is strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposed, saying the U.S. has overgeneralized the concept of national security and abused administrative means, and urged the measures be withdrawn [343470]. Key events: A spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce said, regarding the U.S
SOURCE COVERAGE

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Latest Update: 2026-10-21
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14
Mainland
2
HK/Macau/Taiwan
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Overseas
11
Official
2
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12
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12
Chinese
2
English
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Coverage leans overseas
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RESEARCH PROJECTION

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Lifecycle review: continued · reporting remains dense
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  • A spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce said, regarding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's October 19 prohibition on federal civilian executive agencies procuring products from DeepSeek and its affiliates and its requirement to remove them from information systems, that China is strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposed, saying the U.S. has overgeneralized the concept of national security and abused administrative means, and urged the measures be withdrawn [343470].
Key Events
  • A spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce said, regarding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's prohibition on federal civilian executive agencies procuring products from DeepSeek and its affiliates and its requirement to remove them from information systems, that China is strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposed (Xinhua Finance) [evidence:343470]
Watch / Outlook
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued notice of a federal procurement exclusion and removal order targeting DeepSeek and its affiliates [343470]; watch the effective date, scope of application, and whether the China-U.S. AI dialogue mechanism is affected.
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