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China has barred the two co-founders of AI startup Manus from leaving the country while regulators review whether Meta's $2 billion acquisition violates Beijing's investment rules, the Financial Times reported. CEO Xiao Hong and chief scientist Ji Yichao were summoned to a meeting in Beijing with the National Development and Reform Commission this month and questioned about potential foreign direct investment violations tied to the company's onshore Chinese entities. The exit bans mark the sharpest escalation yet in a regulatory battle over whether Chinese AI startups can shed their domestic obligations by relocating overseas.
Marcus Schuler
Tech translator with German roots who fled to Silicon Valley chaos. Decodes startup noise from San Francisco. Launched implicator.ai to slice through AI's daily madness—crisp, clear, with Teutonic precision and sarcasm. E-Mail: [email protected]
