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China Defends DeepSeek After US Ban of Its AI From Government Systems

The DHS said agencies should remove DeepSeek products as well as third-party products and services developed using DeepSeek from their IT systems.

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China Defends DeepSeek After US Ban of Its AI From Government Systems SecurityWeek · securityweek.com · Oct 21, 2026 · Primary source