China's MOFCOM Threatens 'All Necessary Measures' Over US DeepSeek Federal-Procurement Ban

China's Ministry of Commerce expressed 'strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition' to Monday's DHS order banning federal civilian agencies from procuring DeepSeek products, calling the ban 'discriminatory' and warning Beijing will 'take all necessary measures to firmly defend its legitimate rights and interests.' MOFCOM invoked the Xi-Trump understanding and demanded Washington withdraw the restrictions, though it did not specify countermeasures. The exchange marks the first direct state-to-state escalation around a named US ban on a Chinese AI model.