China says US DeepSeek ban disregards Xi-Trump consensus

Business Recorder • Oct 20, 2026

BEIJING: China’s commerce ministry on Tuesday criticised a US government order banning Chinese AI model DeepSeek from federal agency IT systems, saying it harmed Chinese firms’ interests and disregarded understandings reached by the countries’ leaders. In a s...

BEIJING: China’s commerce ministry on Tuesday criticised a US government order banning Chinese AI model DeepSeek from federal agency IT systems, saying it harmed Chinese firms’ interests and disregarded understandings reached by the countries’ leaders. In a statement, the ministry urged the US to “immediately correct wrong practices … and revoke relevant discriminatory restrictive measures”, adding that Beijing woul...