{"id":381651,"date":"2026-04-27T12:01:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/div-china-blocks-metas-acquisition-of-ai-startup-manus-div\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T12:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:01:55","slug":"div-china-blocks-metas-acquisition-of-ai-startup-manus-div","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/div-china-blocks-metas-acquisition-of-ai-startup-manus-div\/","title":{"rendered":"China blocks Meta&#8217;s acquisition of AI startup Manus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"RelatedQuotes-relatedQuotes\" id=\"RegularArticle-RelatedQuotes\">\n<div class=\"RelatedQuotes-quotesContainer\">\n<div class=\"RelatedQuotes-titleAndTime undefined\">\n<p class=\"RelatedQuotes-text\">In this article<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"RelatedQuotes-list\">\n<li class=\"QuoteItem-item\" aria-label=\"Quote for null\"><span class=\"QuoteItem-symbol\">META<\/span><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"RegularArticle-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"RegularArticle-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"RelatedQuotes-cfaButtonContainer\"><button id=\"ArticlePageTickerCreateAccountButton\" class=\"CreateFreeAccountButton-buttonContainer\"><span class=\"CreateFreeAccountButton-buttonText\"><span>Follow your favorite stocks<\/span><span class=\"CreateFreeAccountButton-buttonTextBold\">CREATE FREE ACCOUNT<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>China&#8217;s state planner on Monday called for <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\">Meta<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> to unwind its $2 billion acquisition of Manus, a Singaporean AI startup with Chinese roots.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to prohibit foreign investment in Manus was made in accordance with laws and regulations, the National Development and Reform Commission said in a brief statement. It added that it has asked the parties involved to withdraw the acquisition transaction.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:100%\" class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<p>CNBC has contacted Meta for comment. Shares were 0.2% lower in premarket trading.<\/p>\n<p>The deal had attracted scrutiny from both China and Washington, as lawmakers in the U.S. have prohibited American investors from backing Chinese AI companies directly. Meanwhile, Beijing has increased efforts to discourage Chinese AI founders from moving business offshore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-108246887\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>The Chinese government&#8217;s intervention in the transaction drew alarm among tech founders and venture capitalists in the country that were hoping to take advantage of the so-called &#8220;Singapore-washing&#8221; model, where companies relocate from China to the city state to avoid scrutiny from Beijing and Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Manus was founded in China before relocating to Singapore. The company develops general-purpose AI agents and launched its first general\u00a0AI agent\u00a0in March last year, which can execute complex tasks such as market research, coding, and data analysis. The release saw the startup lauded as the next DeepSeek.<\/p>\n<p>Manus said it had passed $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in December, eight months on from launching a product, which it claimed made it the fastest startup in the world at the time to hit the milestone from $0.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:100%\" class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<p>The company raised $75 million in a round led by U.S. VC Benchmark in April last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-cnbcNewsStory\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108268327-1771834320710-gettyimages-2255015557-img_4593.jpeg?v=1771834801&w=160&h=90&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108268327-1771834320710-gettyimages-2255015557-img_4593.jpeg?v=1771834801&w=160&h=90&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108268327-1771834320710-gettyimages-2255015557-img_4593.jpeg?v=1771834801&w=160&h=90&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108268327-1771834320710-gettyimages-2255015557-img_4593.jpeg?v=1771834801&w=160&h=90&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108268327-1771834320710-gettyimages-2255015557-img_4593.jpeg?v=1771834801&w=160&h=90&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108268327-1771834320710-gettyimages-2255015557-img_4593.jpeg?v=1771834801&w=160&h=90&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108268327-1771834320710-gettyimages-2255015557-img_4593.jpeg?v=1771834801&w=160&h=90&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108268327-1771834320710-gettyimages-2255015557-img_4593.jpeg?v=1771834801&w=160&h=90&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108268327-1771834320710-gettyimages-2255015557-img_4593.jpeg?v=1771834801&w=160&h=90&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108268327-1771834320710-gettyimages-2255015557-img_4593.jpeg?v=1771834801&w=160&h=90&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108268327-1771834320710-gettyimages-2255015557-img_4593.jpeg?v=1771834801&w=160&h=90&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108268327-1771834320710-gettyimages-2255015557-img_4593.jpeg?v=1771834801&w=160&h=90&ssl=1\" alt=\"CHONGQING, CHINA - JANUARY 07: In this photo illustration, the Manus logo is displayed on a smartphone screen, with the Chinese national flag visible in the background, on January 7, 2026 in Chongqing, China. \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-cnbcNewsStoryHeader\">Beijing&#8217;s surprise intervention on Meta&#8217;s Manus rattles tech founders, VCs eyeing &#8216;China shedding&#8217;\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>When Meta announced the deal late last year, the tech giant said it would look to accelerate AI innovation for businesses and integrate advanced automation into its consumer and enterprise products, including its Meta AI assistant.<\/p>\n<p>But in January, China&#8217;s Ministry of Commerce said it would conduct an assessment and investigation into how the acquisition complied with laws and regulations concerning export controls, technology import and export and overseas investment.<\/p>\n<p>A Meta spokesperson told CNBC in March that its acquisition &#8220;complied fully with applicable law,&#8221; and that the team anticipated &#8220;an appropriate resolution to the inquiry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 CNBC&#8217;s Anniek Bao and Dylan Butts contributed to this story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ArticleBody-MobileAdhesion\" class=\"MobileAdhesion-container\" data-module=\"mps-slot\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-googlePreferredSourceContainer\" data-module=\"GooglePreferredSource\" data-id=\"RegularArticle-GooglePreferredSource-5\">\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-googlePreferredSourceBorder\"><\/div>\n<p>Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT China&#8217;s state planner on Monday called for Meta to unwind its $2 billion acquisition of<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":381652,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108268327-1771834320710-gettyimages-2255015557-img_4593.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"<div>China blocks Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus<\/div>","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[18,807,826,13],"class_list":["post-381651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inv-business","tag-ai","tag-china","tag-meta","tag-startup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}