China Blocks Meta's $2B Acquisition of AI Firm Manus

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Post by limoce » Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC

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

Re: China Blocks Meta's $2B Acquisition of AI Firm Manus

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Post by sylware » Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC

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.

Re: China Blocks Meta's $2B Acquisition of AI Firm Manus

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Post by garbawarb » Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 2:15 PM UTC

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.

Re: China Blocks Meta's $2B Acquisition of AI Firm Manus

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Post by DivingForGold » Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC

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.

Re: China Blocks Meta's $2B Acquisition of AI Firm Manus

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Post by rawgabbit » Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC

DivingForGold wrote: post #4

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.

When the US says something is illegal, at times, it cannot enforce it as the actors are beyond its reach. If or when, those actors step onto US soil or a country with an extradition agreement with the US, then they will be arrested and tried.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extradition_law_in_China

Re: China Blocks Meta's $2B Acquisition of AI Firm Manus

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Post by 0xpiguy » Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC

DivingForGold wrote: post #4

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.

Unless you have evidence that family members are threatened or arrested m, please don’t make comments like that. It’s not useful for the discussion here.

Re: China Blocks Meta's $2B Acquisition of AI Firm Manus

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Post by deaux » Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC

sylware wrote: post #2

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.

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

Re: China Blocks Meta's $2B Acquisition of AI Firm Manus

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Post by raven12345 » Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 1:59 AM UTC

DivingForGold wrote: post #4

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.

Maybe same as US kidnapped other country's president

Re: China Blocks Meta's $2B Acquisition of AI Firm Manus

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Post by sylware » Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC

deaux wrote: post #7

sylware wrote: post #2

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.

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

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

Re: China Blocks Meta's $2B Acquisition of AI Firm Manus

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Post by deaux » Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 5:55 PM UTC

sylware wrote: post #9

deaux wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

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

It doesn't have to be explicit.

> If so they should go public about it.

See "fear and cowardice".