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The US has banned Deepseek from government systems, and China is protesting and demanding the ban be lifted, while Beijing itself blocks ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini in its market.
Why it matters: The dispute highlights competing government restrictions on AI services, with the US limiting Deepseek's government use and China blocking foreign chatbots domestically.
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“The US has banned Deepseek from its government systems, and China is protesting sharply and demanding the ban be lifted. Yet Beijing itself blocks ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini across its entire market.”
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