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DeepSeek PLA Ties and Usage

EPCYBER’s original research on DeepSeek — state influence, military adoption, and infrastructure abuse, laid out figure by figure.

April 30, 2025 |
By the EPCYBER Intelligence Team

Our DeepSeek AI and Chinese Military (PLA) Ties & Usage report is finally here — a deep dive into state influence, military adoption, and infrastructure abuse, based entirely on original EPCYBER research.

The full findings follow, figure by figure.

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This report is an original investigation by the EPCYBER research team.

What to take away

  • The assessment rests on three separate lines of evidence — state influence, PLA adoption, and infrastructure abuse — rather than a single claim.
  • Findings are presented figure by figure, so each conclusion stays tied to the artefact it came from.
  • This is original EPCYBER research, not a synthesis of existing public reporting.
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