In a separate social media post on Friday, the social media account, Yuyuan Tantian, said overseas internet users had also urged other Chinese open-source large language models to follow suit.
DeepSeek and MiniMax did not immediately reply to requests for comment.
China proposed export controls on 23 AI technologies on October 16, including those involving models, agents and computing clusters.
China’s commerce ministry said then, though, that most AI technologies would remain exportable, with simplified licensing for open-source technology exports and Chinese companies operating their own computing centres overseas.
The proposed export controls cover overseas deployment of AI models containing restricted technology and were Beijing’s latest move to limit the transfer of tools it views as vital to national security amid geopolitical competition with Washington.
