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DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is the new face of China's tech resilience

DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is the new face of China's tech resilience

The deepseek logo, a keyboard, and robot hands are seen in this illustration taken January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Liang Wenfeng, the 39-year-old founder of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, has in the matter of weeks become the face of China’s tech industry and its hope of overcoming an ever-tightening noose of export controls imposed by the United States.

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