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China blocks Meta's AI startup deal

China blocks Meta’s planned acquisition of AI startup Manus, CNN reports

China has moved to block Meta’s acquisition of Manus, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, according to a formal security review decision published by the country’s top economic planning agency in late April 2026.

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China blocks Meta’s acquisition of Chinese-founded AI startup Manus

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China blocks Meta from acquiring startup Manus as global AI rivalry deepens

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Chinese Billionaire Overhauls AI Startup After Warning on Manus

The fallout from Meta Platforms Inc. ’s controversial acquisition of Manus is prompting one tech founder to erect strict walls between his Chinese and US businesses, calling it a regrettable but neces...

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Blocking of Meta's AI startup buy raises risk for cross-border China tech deals

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The Up Sides Of Meta’s $2 Billion Manus Deal Block

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CNN investigates China’s race to remake its nuclear weapons program

As Trump gears up for a landmark visit to Beijing next month, CNN reports on a nuclear weapons complex strung along the narrow valleys of Sichuan province, where there are clear signs of China’s nuclear revival.

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US intelligence indicates China preparing weapons shipment to Iran: CNN

Beijing is reportedly working to route  the shipments through third countries to  mask their origin. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China’s DeepSeek rolls out a long-anticipated update of its AI model

DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook up world markets last year, has launched preview versions of its latest major update.

China’s energy fortress was built to withstand just this type of oil shock

For more than a decade, leader Xi Jinping has overseen a transformation within the Chinese economy with one aim: making it energy-secure.

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Donald Trump completely 'humiliated' in breaking CNN alert

President Trump has been brutally mocked online.