China criticizes the politicization of technology as countries impose restrictions on DeepSeek
China criticizes the politicization of technology as countries impose restrictions on DeepSeek.
TroibNews 
China has consistently maintained that it does not support businesses or individuals in collecting or storing user data through illegal methods, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during a press briefing held on Thursday.
Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun made these statements in light of reports indicating that several nations had imposed restrictions on DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence service that recently achieved high rankings in the U.S. iPhone app store. The app's advanced capabilities and low training costs have reportedly resulted in a decline in U.S. tech stocks.
Guo emphasized that the Chinese government prioritizes the protection of data privacy and security, adhering strictly to legal regulations. He criticized the excessive interpretation of national security concepts and the politicization of topics related to trade, economics, and technology. At the same time, he reiterated China's commitment to upholding the legitimate rights and interests of its companies globally.
DeepSeek's real-world benefits
DeepSeek has taken an open approach to the development of large AI models. Its latest products, including the V3 language model, R1 reasoning model, and Janus Pro vision model, are all available for free download. Furthermore, the company has released research papers that outline the training processes for these models, allowing other developers to replicate their methods using their own datasets.
When users download and run DeepSeek's models locally, they do not require an internet connection and do not send private data to third parties—a feature not provided by closed models from companies like OpenAI and Google. Venture capitalist and Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen previously referred to DeepSeek-R1 as "a profound gift to the world."
DeepSeek also offers its online chat service at no cost, equipping users globally with tools to understand and create internet memes, solve logical problems, and generate innovative ideas.
Competitors explore more open strategies
The success of DeepSeek has encouraged other AI developers to adopt more open methodologies.
Shortly after the DeepSeek app garnered significant attention, OpenAI, a competitor based in the U.S., announced that its ChatGPT service's search features would now be available for free, without the need for user registration.
Additionally, Alibaba, a prominent Chinese internet company behind the Qwen series of open models, introduced its latest Qwen2.5-Max model, trained with methods akin to those used for DeepSeek-V3. Alibaba has also launched a web service that enables users to explore its models at no charge.
Navid Kalantari for TROIB News
Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun made these statements in light of reports indicating that several nations had imposed restrictions on DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence service that recently achieved high rankings in the U.S. iPhone app store. The app's advanced capabilities and low training costs have reportedly resulted in a decline in U.S. tech stocks.
Guo emphasized that the Chinese government prioritizes the protection of data privacy and security, adhering strictly to legal regulations. He criticized the excessive interpretation of national security concepts and the politicization of topics related to trade, economics, and technology. At the same time, he reiterated China's commitment to upholding the legitimate rights and interests of its companies globally.
DeepSeek's real-world benefits
DeepSeek has taken an open approach to the development of large AI models. Its latest products, including the V3 language model, R1 reasoning model, and Janus Pro vision model, are all available for free download. Furthermore, the company has released research papers that outline the training processes for these models, allowing other developers to replicate their methods using their own datasets.
When users download and run DeepSeek's models locally, they do not require an internet connection and do not send private data to third parties—a feature not provided by closed models from companies like OpenAI and Google. Venture capitalist and Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen previously referred to DeepSeek-R1 as "a profound gift to the world."
DeepSeek also offers its online chat service at no cost, equipping users globally with tools to understand and create internet memes, solve logical problems, and generate innovative ideas.
Competitors explore more open strategies
The success of DeepSeek has encouraged other AI developers to adopt more open methodologies.
Shortly after the DeepSeek app garnered significant attention, OpenAI, a competitor based in the U.S., announced that its ChatGPT service's search features would now be available for free, without the need for user registration.
Additionally, Alibaba, a prominent Chinese internet company behind the Qwen series of open models, introduced its latest Qwen2.5-Max model, trained with methods akin to those used for DeepSeek-V3. Alibaba has also launched a web service that enables users to explore its models at no charge.
Navid Kalantari for TROIB News
