The Chinese government supports companies with transnational operations and technology cooperation deals, according to a spokesperson from the country's Commerce Ministry. This statement comes amidst reports that two co-founders of the company have been barred from leaving the country due to a review of the $2 billion purchase by the company for violating investment rules. The comments were made in response to a question about whether China would take similar measures regarding the purchase of Scottish artificial intelligence “scientist’s (Scotland), or not.