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US-China AI Security

Espionage, intellectual property theft, and security concerns involving Chinese efforts to extract or access advanced US AI model capabilities and proprietary technology.

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Latest in US-China AI Security· Oct 20

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has blocked DeepSeek from civilian federal networks, citing national security risks tied to Chinese control of the AI system and concerns over data access and technology transfer. The ban reflects escalating U.S. policy to restrict Chinese AI platforms from government infrastructure as Washington tightens controls over which foreign systems can operate in sensitive sectors. This move signals the U.S. is moving beyond export controls on chips and computing hardware to directly exclude Chinese AI applications from federal civilian use, narrowing the operational space for Chinese AI companies in American government procurement. If this exclusion model extends to other critical infrastructure sectors, it will establish a new enforcement layer in U.S.-China AI competition separate from supply-chain restrictions.