Beijing Draws a Red Line on AI Exodus // AIDRAN

What distinguishes this crackdown from prior chip-war escalations is its target: not hardware or code, but the people who build both. Beijing's decision to block Manus AI's founder from departing ^[5] — combined with the NDRC's intervention against the Meta deal — establishes a precedent that Chinese AI talent is a strategic asset subject to the same controls as semiconductors. The escalation from chips to capital and founders closes the last obvious exit route for startups that wanted Western validation without full relocation. Founders who remain in China under these…

Beijing Draws a Red Line on AI Exodus

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