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Re:China blocks Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus by mothballed on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @10:18AM (#47935015)
"Missing" (but quite often only due to a clerical misreporting) a payment isn't facially criminal and isn't even established as "violation" without a contempt hearing where you can argue why you didn't actually violate it. So the passport denial is even looser than that.

I'm just pointing out the bar isn't much different except dressed up in a think of the children meme. I'm not justifying either one.

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Re:China blocks Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus by giwook on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @11:45AM (#47936100)
Understood. I'd note that the difference is that with a missed payment, you can simply make that payment (which can be a relatively small one as you noted) and you're free and clear.

With these Chinese founders, I'm not sure it's quite so simple.

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