China's move to block Meta's Manus acquisition challenges the "Singapore washing" model, as major Chinese tech companies build significant Singapore presences (Owen Walker/Financial Times)

Owen Walker / Financial Times: China's move to block Meta's Manus acquisition challenges the “Singapore washing” model, as major Chinese tech companies build significant Singapore presences — Beijing's move to block takeover of AI start-up with headquarters in city-state challenges sustainability of ‘Singapore washing’