China bars Manus cofounders from leaving country as it reviews sale to Meta: Report

China has barred two co-founders of artificial intelligence startup Manus from leaving the country as regulators review whether Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of the firm violated investment rules, the Financial Times reported.

Manus’s chief executive Xiao Hong and ‌chief scientist ⁠Ji Yichao ⁠were summoned to a meeting in Beijing with the National Development ​and Reform Commission (NDRC) this month, the FT said on Wednesday, citing ​people with knowledge of the matter.