China Tightens Grip on AI: Blocking Meta’s $2B Manus Deal Signals New Phase in Tech Decoupling
In a sharpening contest for artificial intelligence supremacy, China is moving decisively to stem the outward flow of its most advanced AI talent and capabilities. Beijing’s latest intervention—restricting the co-founders of AI agent startup Manus from leaving the country amid scrutiny of its acquisition by Meta—underscores a strategic pivot: keeping homegrown innovation firmly within borders, … Read more