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Beijing brands Meta's Manus acquisition as "conspiratorial" and bars founders from leaving China

Via The Decoder
Friday, Apr 17, 2026 ยท 9:01AM
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China's National Security Commission, led by President Xi Jinping, has branded Meta's $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus a "conspiratorial" attempt to hollow out the country's technology base, the Financial Times reports. The article Beijing brands Meta's Manus acquisition as "conspiratorial

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