Taiwan advises government departments not to use DeepSeek

Officials say Chinese product represents information security concern

Taiwan and other countries have expressed concerned about the usage of personal data by Chinese startup DeepSeek and its AI product. © Reuters

January 31, 2025 19:49 JST

TAIPEI (Reuters) -- Taiwan's digital ministry said on Friday that government departments should not use Chinese startup DeepSeek's artificial intelligence (AI) service, saying that as the product is from China it represents a security concern.

Democratically-governed Taiwan has long been wary of Chinese tech given Beijing's sovereignty claims over the island and its military and political threats against the government in Taipei.