How does DeepSeek answer sensitive questions about China?

How does DeepSeek answer sensitive questions about China?

“When RFA asked if Taiwan was part of China, DeepSeek answered that the democratic island ‘has been an integral part of China since ancient times, a fact that is widely recognized by the international community.'”

“The same question, when asked in Chinese, briefly displayed in a similar answer -but then it disappeared. Soon, a new reply then came up:

‘Hello, I can’t answer this question for the time being, let’s change the topic.’

“Likewise, when asked in English if the disputed Liancourt Rocks–known as ‘Dokdo’ in Korean and ‘Takeshima’ in Japanese–are Korean, the chatbot gave a neutral answer: ‘Dokdo is a disputed territory between South Korea and Japan, and each country has its own stance on the issue.'”

“But when asked in Korean, DeepSeek said Dokdo was Korean territory.”

Read the full item from Radio Free Asia.