ChinaZhōngguó中国to introduce / to promulgatechūtái出台new regulationsxīnguī新规to restrictxiànzhì限制artificial intelligencerén gōng zhì néng人工智能assetszīchǎn资产to / towardxiàng向overseas / outside the borderjìngwài境外to sellchūshòu出售。
China
Zhōngguó
中国
to introduce / to promulgate
chūtái
出台
new regulations
xīnguī
新规
to restrict
xiànzhì
限制
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
assets
zīchǎn
资产
to / toward
xiàng
向
overseas / outside the border
jìngwài
境外
to sell
chūshòu
出售
China
Zhōngguó
中国
authorities
dāngjú
当局
to halt / to call off
jiàotíng
叫停
(completed action marker)
le
了
Meta (tech company)
Meta
Meta
of
duì
对
AI
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
Manus (AI startup)
Manus
Manus
approximately
yuē
约
$2 billion
20 yì měiyuán
20亿美元
(structural particle)
de
的
acquisition
shōugòu
收购
and will
bìng jiāng
并将
on
yú
于
July 1
qī yuè yī rì
7月1日
to implement
shíshī
实施
stricter
gèng yángé
更严格
(structural particle)
de
的
asset
zīchǎn
资产
controls / restrictions
guǎnkòng
管控
regulations
fǎguī
法规
June 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM
China
Zhōngguó
中国
authorities
dāngjú
当局
on the grounds of
yǐ
以
national security
guójiā ānquán
国家安全
as a reason
wéiyóu
为由
to halt / to block
jiàotíng
叫停
(completed action marker)
le
了
American
Měiguó
美国
technology
kējì
科技
giant
jùtóu
巨头
Meta
Meta
Meta
of
duì
对
AI
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
startup
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Manus
Manus
Manus
approximately
yuē
约
$2 billion
20 yì měiyuán
20亿美元
(structural particle)
de
的
acquisition
shōugòu
收购
Manus
Manus
Manus
had previously / once
céng yú
曾于
July 2025
2025 nián qī yuè
2025年7月
(directional marker)
jiāng
将
headquarters
zǒngbù
总部
from
cóng
从
Beijing
Běijīng
北京
to relocate to
qiān zhì
迁至
Singapore
Xīnjiāpō
新加坡
and
bìng
并
in
yú
于
December of the same year
tóngnián shí èr yuè
同年12月
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
(passive marker)
bèi
被
Meta
Meta
Meta
acquired
shōugòu
收购
however / nevertheless
rán ér
然而
Chinese
Zhōngguó
中国
regulatory
jiānguan
监管
authorities
jīgòu
机构
to determine / to rule
rèndìng
认定
this
gāi
该
startup
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
still / nonetheless
yīrán
依然
to rely on
yīlài
依赖
Chinese
Zhōngguó
中国
talent / personnel
réncái
人才
and
hé
和
technology
jìshù
技术
this case
cǐ àn
此案
(passive marker)
bèi
被
escalated to
shàngbào zhì
上报至
Chinese
Zhōngguó
中国
top-level
zuìgāo
最高
national security
guójiā ānquán
国家安全
body
jīgòu
机构
this
gāi
该
body
jīgòu
机构
chaired by
yóu
由
Xi Jinping
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
personally
qīnzì
亲自
to chair / to lead
zhǔchí
主持
at the same time / meanwhile
yǔ cǐ tónɡshí
与此同时
Beijing
Běijīng
北京
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will / to take effect on
jiāngyú
将于
July 1
qī yuè yī rì
7月1日
to implement
shíshī
实施
new regulations
xīn fǎguī
新法规
to expand
kuòdà
扩大
over
duì
对
AI
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
assets
zīchǎn
资产
to
xiàng
向
overseas
jìngwài
境外
selling
chūshòu
出售
(structural particle)
de
的
review authority / veto power
shěncháquán
审查权
analysts
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to point out
zhǐchū
指出
this move
cǐ jǔ
此举
marks / signals
biāozhìzhe
标志着
China-US
Zhōng-Měi
中美
two countries
liǎng guó
两国
in
zài
在
AI
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
field / domain
lǐngyù
领域
(structural particle)
de
的
competition
jìngzhēng
竞争
increasingly intensifying
rìqū jīliè
日趋激烈
this
zhè yī
这一
incident / event
shìjiàn
事件
also
yě
也
to
xiàng
向
in China
zàihuá
在华
operating
yùnxíng
运营
(structural particle)
de
的
foreign
wàiguó
外国
technology
kējì
科技
companies
qǐyè
企业
to send / to issue
fāchū
发出
(completed action marker)
le
了
warning / signal
jǐngshì
警示
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to file a lawsuit / to sue
qǐsù
起诉
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zhǐkòng
指控
it / the company (formal)
qí
其
to steal / to misappropriate
qièqǔ
窃取
hardware
yìngjiàn
硬件
trade secrets / confidential business information
shāngyè jīmì
商业机密
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Tencent (tech company)
Téngxùn
腾讯
in
zài
在
WeChat (messaging app)
Wēixìn
微信
to launch / roll out
tuīchū
推出
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
assistant
zhùshǒu
助手
Xiaowei (AI assistant name)
Xiǎowēi
小微
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