[yorwba]

If they were dependent on government handouts, they would be hampered by the need to funnel money into corrupt decision-makers' pockets.

That DeepSeek is a spin-off of a hedge fund and as such has more freedom in allocating their capital probably significantly contributed to their success.

[midnightchair]

Chinese are sad riples in the pond. "IT IS US IT IS US". No... the ripples come from a drop in the pond which is a singular event. It is not your choosing. You have failed.