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Mao Ning

Mao Ning is a Chinese diplomat and spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She is director-general of its Department of Press, Communication and Public Diplomacy.

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What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Mao Ning on Artificial Intelligence, China, and Cybersecurity, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Mao Ning

Mao Ning

Role at the time: Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson

Condemned

Statement summary

Responding to AFP's question about the restriction, Mao criticizes overstretching national security and politicizing technology and trade.

“China consistently opposes overstretching the concept of national security and politicizing tech and trade issues.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Mao Ning's October 20 response to the U.S. DeepSeek restrictionAFP question about U.S. agency restrictions and Mao Ning's answer
Why we used this label

Relative to DHS's restriction, Mao expressly criticizes the national-security rationale and politicization of technology. This is a substantive objection, not merely a change in terminology.

Read statementDHS bans DeepSeek from federal civilian systems; China objects to the national-security rationale

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