If you listen to politicians China is the biggest threat to the US and President Trump imposed various tariffs on the country. Some were high, some were delayed, some stayed and similar to most people China is somewhere between a threat and friend. If you owned a company or invested in a company doing business with China, is that good or bad?

In an article from Reuters, Meta Platforms Inc announced it will acquire a Chinese-founded artificial-intelligence startup called Manus. Financial terms were not disclosed but Manus is value between $2 and $3 billion.

Manus went viral earlier in the year when it released what it claimed was the world’s first general AI agent, capable of making decisions and executing tasks autonomously, with less prompting that AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and DeepSeek.

With all the political talk about China, Manus moved its headquarters from China to Singapore.

Meta will operate and sell Manus service and integrate it into its consumer and business products.

Earlier in 2025, Manue backed by its parent Beijing Butterfly Effect Technologies raised $75 million at at a valuation of $500 million with US venture fund Benchmark leading the funding round. Other investors according to PitchBook include HSG formerly known as Sequoia Capital China, ZhenFund and Tencent Holdings.

Linking to dividend paying stocks, politicians have a say, but commerce moves the world. Wherever there is a good idea, commerce will learn about it and use it no matter what country it comes from. It is usually in the best interest of the company that it works with whatever government is in power, but commerce will win out.

There are more questions than answers, till the next time – to raising questions.