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Facebook Accused of Building Censorship Tools for China

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has raised eyebrows with a string of apparent attempts to woo Chinese authorities, from giving speeches in Chinese and jogging through Beijing smog, to leaving a Xi Jinping book on his desk while hosting former cyberczar Lu Wei, and even asking Xi to name his daughter. In March, a leaked propaganda directive calling for steps against “malicious commentary” on these efforts prompted speculation that Beijing might prove more