China's Envoy Chides Australia Over Move to Limit DeepSeek

China's ambassador to Australia has warned that a decision to ban artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from government systems and devices risks further politicising trade and technology ties between the two countries.

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Ambassador Xiao Qian's comments came as a Chinese naval task force continued to skirt Australia's territorial waters in an apparent plan to circumnavigate the island nation. Ten days ago, the warships held live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand.

Writing in The Australian newspaper on March 3, Mr. Xiao said the Chinese-developed AI program would "greatly benefit the world in various aspects", and encouraged Australia to work with Beijing to jointly develop new technologies.