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DeepSeek has reportedly raised $15 billion in one of China's largest funding rounds in recent years, just days after the United States ordered federal agencies to remove the company's technology over national security concerns, according to TechCrunch. The massive capital infusion comes amid rising U.S.-China tensions over AI technology and represents a significant domestic response to American restrictions on Chinese AI companies. DeepSeek's funding success suggests Chinese investors are backing local AI development as geopolitical pressures mount.