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After threatening AI export bans, China allows DeepSeek to keep selling

The Register·Oct 25, 2026 · 7:39 PM CT
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China added 23 AI-related technologies, including large models, agents and computing clusters, to its list of restricted exports in mid-October, so companies now need a license to sell them abroad; open-source tech is exempt. Days later, state media reported that two firms, named elsewhere as DeepSeek and MiniMax, were cleared to keep exporting. The Register's Asia roundup also covers Australian AI datacenter troubles, including a cancelled Firmus IPO.

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