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Industry·Apr 17·all news from April 17, 2026

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

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" and bars founders from leaving China appeared first on The Decoder .

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