The difficulty posed to America by China's DeepSeek expert system (AI) system is profound, bring into question the US' general method to confronting China. DeepSeek provides ingenious solutions beginning with an original position of weak point.

America thought that by monopolizing the use and development of advanced microchips, it would forever maim China's technological improvement. In reality, it did not take place. The inventive and resourceful Chinese discovered engineering workarounds to bypass American barriers.

It set a precedent and something to think about. It might happen each time with any future American innovation