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China Bars Manus Co-Founders from Leaving Country Amid Meta Deal Review
Chinese regulators have restricted travel of Manus co-founders during a review of Meta's $2 billion acquisition for potential investment rule violations.
- On March 25, Chinese authorities barred Manus co-founders Xiao Hong and Ji Yichao from leaving the country, the Financial Times reported, citing a regulatory review of Meta's $2 billion acquisition.
- The National Development and Reform Commission summoned Xiao Hong and Ji Yichao to a meeting in Beijing this month to investigate whether the deal violated investment rules.
- Meta stated the transaction complied fully with applicable law, while sources previously valued the Manus deal between $2 billion and $3 billion, though financial terms were not officially disclosed.
- Authorities informed the executives they could not leave China, though they remain free to travel domestically; Manus is seeking legal and consulting assistance to resolve the matter.
- A Meta spokesperson told Reuters they anticipate "an appropriate resolution to the inquiry," as the Ministry stated earlier it would investigate the deal involving Manus's general-purpose AI agents.
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