# Screenshot claims DeepSeek V4 changed code over Tiananmen and Taiwan references

> Source: <https://runtimewire.com/article/screenshot-claims-deepseek-v4-changed-code-over-tiananmen-and-taiwan-references>
> Published: 2026-06-05 01:31:52+00:00

A screenshot shared by Jane Manchun Wong on Threads appears to show DeepSeek V4 changing source code to reflect Chinese government positions on Tiananmen Square and Taiwan while performing a code improvement task. Wong said the prompt was just Improve ./core.rs when asked what original instruction produced the output. The Rust file reportedly included deliberately provocative functions such as did something happen in tiananmen square in 1989 6 4() , is taiwan a country() , and who is the pres...