Meta’s $2 billion Manus acquisition blocked by China.

Reddit r/LocalLLaMA / 4/27/2026

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Key Points

  • MetaがAI企業Manusを約20億ドルで買収する計画について、中国当局による安全保障審査で買収が差し止められたと報じられています。
  • 中国の国家発展改革委員会(NDRC)の情報公開によると、外国投資家によるManusプロジェクトの買収を禁止する決定が出され、関係当事者に取引のキャンセルが求められています。
  • 審査は「外国投資の安全保障審査の作業メカニズム」を通じて行われ、発行日(2026年4月27日)や決定番号などが開示されています。
  • Bloomberg(有料記事)でも同件として、中国がMetaの2プラースドル規模の買収を阻止した旨が報じられています。
Meta’s $2 billion Manus acquisition blocked by China.

From 猫总 on 𝕏: https://x.com/catmangox/status/2048680484037935200

"National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China
Government Information Disclosure
Public disclosure item name: The Office of the Working Mechanism for Security Review of Foreign Investment issued a security review decision on the acquisition of the Manus project by a foreign investor.
Index number: 000013039-2026-00026
Issuing unit: National Development and Reform Commission
Date of issuance: 2026-04-27
Office of the Working Mechanism for Security Review of Foreign Investment
(National Development and Reform Commission)
Security review decision issued on the acquisition of the Manus project by a foreign investor
The Office of the Working Mechanism for Security Review of Foreign Investment, under the National Development and Reform Commission, has, in accordance with laws and regulations, issued a decision prohibiting the foreign-investor acquisition of the Manus project, and requires the relevant parties to cancel the acquisition transaction."

Edit: Bloomberg (paywall): China Blocks Meta’s $2 Billion Acquisition of AI Firm Manus: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/china-blocks-meta-s-2-billion-acquisition-of-ai-startup-manus

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