China said on Monday it attaches great importance to protecting privacy after Seoul said Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) app DeepSeek sent data about South Korean users to ByteDance, owner of social network TikTok.
"The Chinese government attaches great importance to data privacy and security and protects them in accordance with the law," Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakoun said today.
It is the first time a national regulator has confirmed the potential leak of DeepSeek user data to third parties and comes after South Korea joined other countries a day earlier in banning the Chinese AI app due to its security risks.
Seoul suspended DeepSeek's local service on Monday over concerns about its data collection system, to which Guo had previously responded that Beijing requires its companies to comply with the laws of the countries where they set up shop.
The spokesperson said China hopes "relevant countries will avoid adopting an approach based on generalizations or politicizing economic, trade and technological issues."
DeepSeek has revolutionized the global AI landscape after last month's unveiling of its latest language model, which impressed experts with its more efficient and cost-effective performance compared to its US competitors.
However, the management of its data has led countries such as Italy and Australia to analyze the service and impose access restrictions on public institutions, citing risks to national security.
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