I had this same issue and discovered I had to add the import to my main bridge file.
#import <React/RCTBridgeModule.h>
#import <React/RCTViewManager.h>
I out which file was set by looking at the Build settings under Swift Compiler – General -> Objective-C Bridging Header which appears to be the default for the app.
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