China Blocks Meta's $2B Acquisition of AI Firm Manus (bloomberg.com)

19 points by limoce 2mo ago ↗ HN

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sylware 2mo ago ↗

I wish EU could resist big tech international finance with the same strength.

But corruption may let it happen anyway, with a bit more covolution and internationalization.

deaux 2mo ago ↗

It's something worse than corruption, it's primarily fear and cowardice.

sylware 2mo ago ↗

you mean they were explicitely threaten? If so they should go public about it.

garbawarb 2mo ago ↗

Manus started in China, and China is doing this even though they moved their operations to Singapore. This sounds like a message to Chinese founders not to build their companies in China.

DivingForGold 2mo ago ↗

Please explain how China has any power to block this ? Company is in Singapore. Do what ? CCP to kidnap founders family members still in China, which would not surprise me.