{"id":21560,"date":"2026-06-08T21:25:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/china-warns-of-security-risks-in-relay-services-for-foreign-ai-models\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T21:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:25:25","slug":"china-warns-of-security-risks-in-relay-services-for-foreign-ai-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/china-warns-of-security-risks-in-relay-services-for-foreign-ai-models\/","title":{"rendered":"China warns of security risks in relay services for foreign AI models"},"content":{"rendered":"
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China’s national security authority has warned of risks in using “artificial intelligence<\/span> relay services” that provide access to overseas AI models, highlighting concerns over data leaks, privacy breaches and unauthorised cross-border data transfers amid a thriving grey market for restricted foreign systems.<\/div>\n
In a notice on its official WeChat account on Monday, the Ministry of State Security (MSS) described such services as intermediaries between local developers and AI providers<\/span>, aggregating access to multiple domestic and overseas models through a single interface.<\/div>\n
While relay platforms<\/span> offer convenience, lower prices and access to foreign models otherwise unavailable in China, the ministry said some operators could pose data security risks.<\/div>\n
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The AI relay market includes both legitimate and unreliable operators, with some platforms operating “without proper qualification and with weak security controls<\/span>, increasing the risk of privacy leaks and illicit data trading”, MSS said.<\/div>\n

The warning comes as more Chinese developers turn to relay services to access leading US AI models such as Anthropic’s Claude or Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s GPT series, neither of which officially supports users in mainland China.<\/p>\n

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Despite advances by Chinese AI start-ups, local developers continue to seek US models for their stronger coding capabilities. Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The ministry said some relay platforms retained user data on their servers without adequate encryption, creating risks that sensitive information could be leaked or sold.<\/p>\n

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China’s national security authority has warned of risks in using “artificial intelligence relay services” that provide access to overseas AI models, highlighting concerns over data leaks, privacy breaches and unauthorised cross-border data transfers amid a thriving grey market for restricted foreign systems. In a notice on its official WeChat account on Monday, the Ministry of…<\/p>\n

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