For China, DeepSeek Is More Than Just AI: It's the Key to Building an Industry That Frees It from Nvidia

DeepSeek says it will keep the deep V4-Pro price cut permanently, reinforcing its push for cheaper AI.

Although V4-Pro is not a top performer, it undercuts rivals on cost and uses MoE and MLA to reduce memory and compute needs.

That makes it part of a broader China strategy to build AI hardware and infrastructure that rely less on Nvidia and U.S. suppliers.

The approach could speed up a cheaper, more self-sufficient AI supply chain in China, with lower dependence on advanced chips and HBM from the West.