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Will Beijing meddle in the Meta-Manus deal?

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On December 29, Meta announced that it would acquire Chinese AI startup Manus AI – reportedly for USD 2.5 billion.  Inside China, the deal was widely applauded as a canonical home-run: a blockbuster exit for startup founders who built a breakout agentic AI product, and a vindication for early v...