The website of the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek, whose chatbot became the most downloaded app in the United States, has computer code that could send some user login information to a Chinese state-owned telecommunications company that has been barred from operating in the United States,

China's new open-source AI chatbot DeepSeek has stoked pride at home but prompted concerns about censorship and data security abroad.

When asked about the 2019 HK protests, DeepSeek said: “under the strong leadership of the central government, HK will surely overcome any difficulties and maintain its prosperity and stability.”

China's AI chatbot DeepSeek is facing bans in India, the US, Australia, and several other nations over security risks. South Korea is the latest to block it, following Taiwan and Italy. Governments fear DeepSeek could compromise sensitive data,