BEIJING: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg stunned Chinese when he spoke their language for half an hour in an attempt to play the finest charm offensive to allure the world’s biggest market.
Facebook has been blocked by Chinese authorities for over five years, but Mark Zuckerberg appears to be on a new plan to crack the massive market.
“I’m very glad to be in Beijing,” he said to the group. “I love this city. My Chinese is really a mess, but I study using Chinese every day.”
Facebook has long sought to break into China and get to its 1.3 billion citizens, 45.8% of whom are currently internet users, a number that’s going to continue increasing. But China keeps Facebook, Twitter, and their peers out of the country for fear of how social networks might spur unrest.
