From Huawei to DeepSeek, how many more bans US want, asks China
The U.S. is reportedly planning to impose restrictions on DeepSeek AI models, following previous sanctions on Huawei and TikTok. In response, a Chinese UN representative questioned how many more sanctions the U.S. intends to implement.
Fu Cong, China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, addressed the issue during a press conference in New York on Tuesday. When asked about the global concerns surrounding the launch of China-developed DeepSeek AI models, he emphasized that the technology serves as a major lesson for the world—particularly for the United States.
Cong stated that Chinese scientists and engineers should not be underestimated, highlighting their innovation and expertise. He also questioned the U.S.’s continuous sanctions on Chinese companies, warning that such actions could damage U.S.-China relations and hinder digital progress.
“From Huawei to TikTok, and now to DeepSeek – how many more does the US want to impose bans? We don’t need more bans. Only through joint efforts can we bridge the digital and intelligence divide, particularly ensuring that the Global South benefits equally in AI development.” – said Fu Cong.
The interview came out when the US was planning to restrict DeepSeek R1 and V3 AI models. Both these LLMs have surpassed many foreign competitors in the market.
US efforts:
One of the US politicians, Josh Hawley even initiated a bill to limit US firms from investing in Chinese AI companies. NASA has already restricted the use of DeepSeek AI over security and privacy concerns. US Navy also opted for the same.
Seeing these measures, the Founder of 360 Security Group – Zhou Hongyi said that the US’s overreaction hints at its fear as DeepSeek can easily rival the foreign AI models and shake their dominance in the global tech market.
“This stands in stark contrast to US companies like OpenAI that have moved toward closed-source models. DeepSeek could potentially reshape the global AI industry landscape and build an AI ecosystem based on DeepSeek.”
Zhou shared his thoughts with GlobalTimes on Tuesday. How this China-US AI war proceeds in the time ahead would be worth looking at.
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