> and likely influenced by the fact that the company is Chinese

Let's rephrase this. It is not simply that DeepSeek is a Chinese company. It is because of its links to the CCP [1] [2] and the CCP's cyber operations.

[1]: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3306943/chi...

[2]: https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/why-deep...