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China blocks Meta from acquiring startup Manus as global AI rivalry deepens

Updated 5 days ago
CNN
Associated Press
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target="_blank">China blocks Meta from acquiring startup Manus as global AI rivalry deepens    AP News This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include CNN, Associated Press.

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CNN

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Factual: mostly-factual · Credibility: medium

Associated Press

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Factual: very-high · Credibility: high

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China blocks Meta’s acquisition of Chinese-founded AI startup Manus | CNN Business
CNN
CNN
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4/27/2026

China blocks Meta’s acquisition of Chinese-founded AI startup Manus

China has moved to block Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of Chinese-founded artificial intelligence startup Manus, a decision that reflects Beijing’s concerns that it could lose key technology to the United States amid an intensifying tech war. The country’s state planner made a brief statement Monday demanding the two.

A Meta logo is shown on a video screen at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park, Calif., April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Associated Press
Associated Press
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4/27/2026

China blocks Meta from acquiring startup Manus as global AI rivalry deepens

A Meta logo is shown on a video screen at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park, Calif., April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) HONG KONG (AP) — China on Monday blocked U.S. tech giant Meta’s acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus, in an unexpected move to reverse a deal that.