{"id":192495,"date":"2016-03-20T22:53:20","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T05:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=192495"},"modified":"2016-03-21T08:04:24","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T15:04:24","slug":"mark-zuckerberg-goes-beijing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2016\/03\/mark-zuckerberg-goes-beijing\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Zuckerberg Goes to Beijing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg traveled to Beijing this weekend, where he enjoyed a highly publicized jog through the capital<\/a>, a discussion with Alibaba chief Jack Ma, and a friendly meeting with propaganda czar Liu Yunshan<\/a>. In recent years, Zuckerberg has taken a series of actions<\/a> which have been widely portrayed as an effort to ingratiate himself with China’s leaders<\/a> in hopes of getting Facebook access to the China market<\/a>, where it is currently blocked. The meeting with Liu Yunshan was publicized in the official Chinese media, including this report from Xinhua<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n

\nLiu said China’s internet industry, after undergoing over-20-year’s development, has taken on a development path of governance with Chinese characteristics.<\/p>\n

Liu expressed hope that Facebook, which has advanced technology and governance mode, should work with Chinese internet enterprises to enhance exchanges and share experience so as to make outcome of the internet development better benefit the people of all countries.<\/p>\n

Zuckerberg, who is in Beijing to attend the annual meeting of the China Development Forum, spoke highly of the progress China has made in internet field, saying he would work with Chinese peers to create a better world in cyberspace.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Senior Chinese official Liu Yunshan met with Facebook\u2019s Mark Zuckerberghttps:\/\/t.co\/0PpMtIgQEo<\/a><\/p>\n

— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) March 20, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n