DeepSeek and MiniMax Have Completed Open-Sourcing and Overseas Licensing Agreements
Yuyuan Tantian reported that on October 16, the Ministries of Commerce and Science and Technology sought public comments on revising the "Catalog of Technologies Prohibited or Restricted from Export from China," which includes 23 AI technologies. Since the policy's announcement, DeepSeek and MiniMax have completed registration, making their models open-source and available for overseas licensing. The Catalog's core aim is to define boundaries, not merely to restrict AI technology exports.
Yuyuan Tantian published an article stating that on October 16, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Science and Technology publicly solicited opinions on revising the Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited or Restricted from Export from China. Among the items are 23 technologies in the artificial intelligence field, including large models, intelligent agents, computing power clusters, and information processing. After the Catalogue was released, some people raised questions: China emphasizes technological openness, so why suddenly impose "export restrictions" on AI? Is this a signal of a policy shift?
Since the policy was announced, two leading companies, DeepSeek and MiniMax, have successfully completed registration procedures and made their technologies open-source and available for overseas licensing. In its responses to related questions, the Ministry of Commerce provided more extensive and specific explanations of "what is not regulated" than of "what is regulated." This also shows that the core purpose of the Catalogue is to define boundaries, rather than simply restricting the export of AI technology.
Yuyuan Tantian is a new media news column under China Central Television (CCTV).