On February 24, 2026, at a regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a reporter asked that according to US officials, DeepSeek's AI model was trained using NVIDIA's most advanced AI chips, which may violate US export controls and require the removal of relevant equipment. In response, spokesperson Mao Ning stated that she was not aware of the specifics and pointed out that China has repeatedly stated its principled position on the issue of US chips exported to China.
