$2 billion acquisition completely halted! Meta acquires Manus, officially rejected

Strictly prohibit Meta from acquiring Manus project, and order foreign investors to immediately revoke the merger plan.
On April 27, the National Development and Reform Commission issued a major review decision:
Special circumstances must undergo national special approval before approval can be granted. In fact, as early as April 24, regulatory signals had already tightened.
Relevant departments have clarified and set red lines: #月之暗面、# ByteDance, #LeapStar, and other leading AI companies, all subsequent financing stages will, in principle, fully restrict U.S. capital from entering, while maintaining normal domestic operations and R&D activities.
Not only is capital tightly controlled, but the core founders are also being locked down simultaneously.
In March this year, the two core founders of Manus, #肖弘、# Ji Yichao, were summoned and warned by regulators: restrictions on leaving the country, no departure allowed,
The AI track is no longer a lawless zone for unchecked capital expansion.
Independent core technology is the bottom line for the industry’s long-term survival.
Always adhere to the same core logic:
Chinese AI should integrate Chinese capital, use domestic computing power, and safeguard local data, rooted in the local market, serving Chinese users.