# China fires back at U.S. ban on DeepSeek

> Beijing condemns the Department of Homeland Security's order removing Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from federal civilian agencies as an overreach of national security concerns.
- Title: China fires back at U.S. ban on DeepSeek · Fortune | Shortify
- Summary: Beijing condemns the Department of Homeland Security's order removing Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from federal civilian agencies as an overreach of national…
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- Source: Fortune — https://fortune.com/2026/10/20/china-deepseek-us-ban-ai-national-security
- Author: The Associated Press
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- Topics: deepseek, china, united states, artificial intelligence, national security, department of homeland security, technology trade tensions
## U.S. bans DeepSeek from federal agencies
The Department of Homeland Security ordered civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek and affiliated products from IT systems and blocked procurement of DeepSeek products and services.
## The security concerns cited
The Federal Register notice alleged DeepSeek's models present multiple threat vectors, citing that servers are located in China and Chinese authorities could potentially access private company infrastructure and sensitive U.S. data.
## China rejects the ban as overreach
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said China opposes the overstretching of the concept of national security and the politicizing of science, technology, economic and trade issues.

> China consistently opposes the overstretching of the concept of national security and the politicizing of science, technology, economic and trade issues.
## Trump and Xi to meet in November
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in mid-November on the sidelines of the APEC leaders' summit in Shenzhen, China, with AI expected on the agenda.
## Key takeaway

China's Foreign Ministry rejected a U.S. ban on DeepSeek products in federal agencies, calling it an overstretching of national security concerns as tensions escalate in the AI technology race.