{"id":14222,"date":"2026-04-27T09:33:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=14222"},"modified":"2026-04-27T09:33:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:33:05","slug":"130549821-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=14222","title":{"rendered":"China to Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta: You cannot buy this company – The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"


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In what can be called a major blow to Mark Zuckerberg<\/a>\u2019s AI ambitions, Chinese regulators have officially blocked Meta Platforms from acquiring AI startup Manus. This comes days after a report claimed that China has ordered its leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies to stop accepting American capital as Beijing aims to prevent sensitive AI breakthroughs from falling into US hands.According to a report by South China Morning Post, China\u2019s top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), ordered both companies to cancel the transaction immediately. The ruling follows a months-long investigation into whether the deal violated China\u2019s strict export controls and national security regulations.<\/p>\n

Why China has \u2018problem\u2019 with Meta buying Manus
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Manus became a tech sensation in early 2025 after releasing what it called the world\u2019s first \u201cgeneral AI agent\u201d, a software which is capable of completing complex tasks on a user\u2019s behalf. While Manus is officially registered in Singapore, its roots are firmly in mainland China. The company\u2019s core technology was developed by teams in Beijing and Wuhan.However, in mid-2025, the startup began moving its operations to Singapore and shutting down its Chinese social media presence. Beijing\u2019s regulators reportedly feared this move was a blueprint for \u201ctechnology leakage,\u201d where homegrown Chinese innovation is quietly moved abroad to be acquired by American giants like Meta.Previous reports from the Financial Times and The New York Times claimed that the co-founders of Manus were summoned to meetings with Chinese officials in March and have since been barred from leaving the country.Meanwhile, China has been tightening its grip on technology exports since 2020, specifically targeting algorithms. This is said to be \u2018tit-for-tat\u2019 response after the US pressured ByteDance to sell TikTok\u2019s American operations, and previously blocked sale of Nvidia\u2019s high-end AI chips.<\/p>\n

White House asks tech companies to explore measures stoppin China from stealing American Al
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The block also coincides with the White House launching its own strict rules to prevent American money from funding Chinese AI and semiconductor development.Last week, the White House has issued an urgent directive to government agencies, accusing China of running a massive, state-sponsored campaign to steal the American artificial intelligence (AI) technology. In a memo, written by Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Trump administration claimed that foreign entities – primarily based in China – are engaged in “industrial-scale” efforts to copy and dismantle the United States’ most advanced AI systems.<\/div>\n\n

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