In the face of the shockwave from ChatGPT, Beijing seemed to be caught off guard, with the failure of Ernie’s chatbot reflecting a sense of helplessness in China. However, the quiet rise of DeepSeek, like a hero in the Chinese tech scene, has proven that external restrictions cannot halt the progress of China’s advancements. This calls to mind the possibility that true technological prowess may not rely on external conditions, but rather on internal accumulation and unwavering effort.