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== China Blocks Meta's $2 Billion Acquisition of AI Startup Manus == | == China Blocks Meta's $2 Billion Acquisition of AI Startup Manus == | ||
China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) ordered the cancellation of Meta Platforms' planned $2 billion acquisition of Chinese AI startup Manus, marking a major escalation in cross-border technology tensions. The intervention reflects Beijing's increasing scrutiny of foreign acquisitions in strategic AI sectors and parallels ongoing U.S. restrictions on Chinese technology investments.<ref name="law360">[https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2324567 Law360 — China Blocks Meta's Planned $2B Manus AI Acquisition]</ref><ref name="cnbc_manus">[https://www.cnbc.com/technology/ CNBC — China blocks Meta's $2 billion takeover of AI startup Manus]</ref> | China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) ordered the cancellation of Meta Platforms' planned $2 billion acquisition of Chinese AI startup Manus, marking a major escalation in cross-border technology tensions. The intervention reflects Beijing's increasing scrutiny of foreign acquisitions in strategic AI sectors and parallels ongoing U.S. restrictions on Chinese technology investments.<ref name="law360">[https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2324567 Law360 — China Blocks Meta's Planned $2B Manus AI Acquisition]</ref><ref name="cnbc_manus">[https://www.cnbc.com/technology/ CNBC — China blocks Meta's $2 billion takeover of AI startup Manus]</ref> | ||