Facebook Navigates an Internet Fractured by Governmental Controls<br />“But when you look at the data and truly listen to the people around the world who rely on our service, it’s clear<br />that we do a much better job of bringing people together than polarizing them.”<br />Mr. Zuckerberg had wined and dined Chinese politicians, publicly showed off his newly acquired Chinese-language skills — a moment<br />that set the internet abuzz — and talked with a potential Chinese partner about pushing the social network into the market, according to a person familiar with the talks who declined to be named because the discussions were confidential.<br />At a White House dinner in 2015, Mr. Zuckerberg had even asked the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, whether Mr. Xi might offer a Chinese<br />name for his soon-to-be-born first child — usually a privilege reserved for older relatives, or sometimes a fortune teller.<br />Capturing those last users — including in Asian nations like Vietnam and African countries like Kenya — may involve more government roadblocks.<br />One line read, “One century has passed, we are still poor and hungry, do you ask why?”<br />The social network, they have said, had agreed to help create a new communications channel with the government to prioritize Hanoi’s requests<br />and remove what the regime considered inaccurate posts about senior leaders.<br />But on Mr. Xi’s propaganda page, Mr. Zuckerberg got only one mention — in a list of the many tech executives who met the Chinese president.<br />Still, the company said it respected Europe’s stance on data protection, particularly<br />in Germany, where many citizens have long memories of government surveillance.
