China defends DeepSeek after US ban of its AI from government systems
HONG KONG — China hit back Tuesday at a U.S. ban on Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek's products for federal civilian agencies, highlighting friction in the two AI powers’ heated technology race.

TL;DR
- China criticized the U.S. ban on DeepSeek's AI products.
- The U.S. ban restricts federal civilian agencies from using DeepSeek's products.
- The incident highlights the ongoing technology race and friction between the two AI powers.