{"id":116524,"date":"2026-04-27T06:29:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/china-blocks-metas-acquisition-of-ai-startup-manus\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T06:29:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:29:57","slug":"china-blocks-metas-acquisition-of-ai-startup-manus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/china-blocks-metas-acquisition-of-ai-startup-manus\/","title":{"rendered":"China blocks Meta&#8217;s acquisition of AI startup Manus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>China&#8217;s state planner on Monday called for <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/META\/\">Meta<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> to unwind its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/12\/30\/meta-acquires-singapore-ai-agent-firm-manus-china-butterfly-effect-monicai.html\">$2 billion acquisition<\/a> of Manus, a Singaporean AI startup with Chinese roots.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to prohibit foreign investment in Manus was made in accordance with laws and regulations, the National Development and Reform Commission said in a brief statement. It added that it has asked the parties involved to withdraw the acquisition transaction.<\/p>\n<p>CNBC has contacted Meta for comment. Shares were 0.2% lower in premarket trading.<\/p>\n<p>The deal had attracted scrutiny from both China and Washington, as lawmakers in the U.S. have prohibited American investors from backing Chinese AI companies directly. Meanwhile, Beijing has increased efforts to discourage Chinese AI founders from moving business offshore.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese government&#8217;s intervention in the transaction drew <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/03\/27\/meta-manus-china-review-singapore-washing-model-regulation-.html\">alarm among tech founders and venture capitalists<\/a> in the country that were hoping to take advantage of the so-called &#8220;Singapore-washing&#8221; model, where companies relocate from China to the city state to avoid scrutiny from Beijing and Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Manus was founded in China before relocating to Singapore. The company develops general-purpose AI agents and launched its first general\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/12\/29\/ai-agentic-shopping-price-discounts-cheap-sales-commerce-visa-mastercard-chatbots.html\">AI agent<\/a>\u00a0last year, which can execute complex tasks such as market research, coding, and data analysis.<\/p>\n<p>When Meta announced the deal late last year, the tech giant said it would look to accelerate AI innovation for businesses and integrate advanced automation into its consumer and enterprise products, including its Meta AI assistant.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 CNBC&#8217;s Anniek Bao and Dylan Butts contributed to this story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-googlePreferredSourceContainer\" data-module=\"GooglePreferredSource\" data-id=\"RegularArticle-GooglePreferredSource-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/04\/27\/meta-manus-china-blocks-acquisition-ai-startup.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China&#8217;s state planner on Monday called for Meta to unwind its $2 billion acquisition of Manus, a Singaporean AI startup with Chinese roots. 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