The regulations apply foremost to closed models. Chinese companies mostly release "open models".

And regarding fines, well the track record for EU fines against any big tech companies, US or China, is abysmal. Even if the companies are fined, the fine goes uncollected or is slashed after the big press release.

I am looking as the DSA here...

It doesn't say meta or thinking machines were asked. Does that mean asking them is futile, even though they are American labs?

Even Brussels knows that would be futile