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April 27, 2026

China blocks Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI agent startup Manus.

The economic watchdog did not explain its decision to cancel the deal, which Beijing had scrutinized since it was first announced in December. It was largely complete and Manus is already integrated into some of Meta’s tools.

China blocks Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI agent startup Manus.

TL;DR

  • China's economic watchdog blocked Meta's $2 billion acquisition of AI agent startup Manus.
  • The reason for the cancellation was not explained by the watchdog.
  • Beijing had scrutinized the deal since its announcement in December.
  • The acquisition was largely complete, with Manus integrated into some Meta tools.

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