{"version":1,"type":"story","url":"https://digestai.news/story/deepseek-and-minimax-win-approval-to-open-source-ai-models-overseas","json":"https://digestai.news/story/deepseek-and-minimax-win-approval-to-open-source-ai-models-overseas.json","markdown":"https://digestai.news/story/deepseek-and-minimax-win-approval-to-open-source-ai-models-overseas.md","slug":"deepseek-and-minimax-win-approval-to-open-source-ai-models-overseas","headline":"DeepSeek and MiniMax win approval to open-source AI models overseas","summary":"Chinese state media reported that DeepSeek and MiniMax Group Inc. have completed the required registration with Chinese authorities and received official approval to open‑source and deploy their artificial‑intelligence models abroad. The approval is tied to a set of proposed export‑control rules that Beijing is drafting to govern how domestic AI technologies can be shared internationally. \n\nThe announcement comes amid a broader wave of home‑grown Chinese AI firms seeking to expand beyond the domestic market, and the state media piece suggests the government is moving to formalise a regulatory pathway for such exports. No specific models, timelines, or quantitative details were provided, and the report does not quote the companies directly.","keyPoints":["DeepSeek and MiniMax completed registration with Chinese authorities, according to state media.","Both firms received approval to open‑source and deploy AI models overseas under proposed export controls.","Approval signals Beijing’s effort to regulate and enable export of domestic AI technologies."],"whyItMatters":"The clearance could accelerate the global spread of Chinese AI models, influencing competition, supply chains, and how export regulations shape AI technology transfer.","category":{"slug":"policy","name":"Policy & Regulation","url":"https://digestai.news/category/policy"},"entities":{"companies":["DeepSeek","MiniMax Group Inc."],"models":[],"people":[]},"firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-23T04:50:55Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-23T04:50:55Z","sourceCount":1,"hasPrimarySource":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"bloomberg.com","title":"Chinese state media: DeepSeek and MiniMax completed registration and won approval to open-source and deploy AI models overseas under proposed export controls","url":"https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-23/deepseek-minimax-win-approval-for-global-use-state-media-says","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T04:50:55Z","type":"press","primary":false,"lead":true}],"sourceNotes":null,"discussions":[],"thread":{"title":"China AI Global Expansion","url":"https://digestai.news/thread/openai-accuses-moonshot-ai-of-extracting-encrypted-reasoning-via-16-000-requests","storyCount":4},"cite":{"text":"Digest AI, \"DeepSeek and MiniMax win approval to open-source AI models overseas\", 23 October 2026, https://digestai.news/story/deepseek-and-minimax-win-approval-to-open-source-ai-models-overseas","publisher":"Digest AI","title":"DeepSeek and MiniMax win approval to open-source AI models overseas","datePublished":"2026-10-23T04:50:55Z","url":"https://digestai.news/story/deepseek-and-minimax-win-approval-to-open-source-ai-models-overseas"},"generatedBy":"Written by Digest AI's editorial model from the linked sources; the sources are the record.","license":"Headlines, digests and key points are written by Digest AI and may be quoted with a link to the story page. Linked articles belong to their publishers. Terms: https://digestai.news/terms#reuse"}