# China threatens countermeasures over DHS ban on DeepSeek products

_Published Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 8:18 AM EDT · AI, Policy · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

China criticized the US Department of Homeland Security's ban on DeepSeek products and threatened countermeasures, The New York Times reported. The response followed a Homeland Security order requiring the removal and exclusion of products developed by the Chinese company.

China also rejected allegations from the FBI and AI laboratories that DeepSeek had engaged in illicit distillation.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/261021/p11#a261021p11)

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