Dean W. Ball(@deanwball):This move does not mean “China is shutting down open-weight models,” but it does indicate the Chinese government establishing the optionality to shut down future open-weight models at will. It’s also a mirror image of the model-weight export control regime USG has already used.

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2026.10.16 17:42

This move does not mean “China is shutting down open-weight models,” but it does indicate the Chinese government establishing the optionality to shut down future open-weight models at will. It’s also a mirror image of the model-weight export control regime USG has already used.

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