Mark Zuckerberg speaks Chinese!
This is pretty impressive! But he’ll do anything for $$. Zuckerberg has been trying to push he company, Facebook, in China, for years, to no avail.
The young billionaire delighted an audience of students at a prestigious Beijing university this week with a 30-minute chat in his recently learned Mandarin Chinese.
DID HE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE BAN? He made no explicit mention of China’s ban on the social media giant, but an indirect reference to it drew laughter during the question-and-answer session Wednesday at Tsinghua University. Zuckerberg, whose company has long sought to enter China, noted Facebook already helps some Chinese companies in foreign markets, citing computer maker Lenovo’s ads on Facebook in India.
“Speaking of China, I have a more difficult question for Mark, which I hope will not get me fired. What are Facebook’s plans in China?” asked the forum facilitator and Facebook employee Wei Xiaoliang, to the laughter and applause from the audience.
“We are already in China,” Zuckerberg said in Chinese, to more laughter. “We help Chinese companies gain customers abroad,” he said.
“We want to help the rest of the world connect to China.”
WHY WAS ZUCKERBERG IN CHINA? Zuckerberg may be hoping to lay the groundwork for an eventual entry into China, but he visited Beijing this week as a newly appointed member of the advisory board for Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management and met with the university’s president on Tuesday.
Continue reading more of Zuckerberg’s Q&A below:
Both he and the university posted clips of his Wednesday session, which was open to questions from students for the last 8 minutes.
Facebook has been banned in China since 2009. Beijing promotes Internet use for business and education but bans material deemed subversive and blocks access to foreign news and social media websites that authorities believe could stoke social unrest.
— SO, HOW’S HIS CHINESE? Zuckerberg’s Chinese pronunciation was far from fluent, and some native speakers called it a “challenge” to understand. He sometimes struggled with certain words and tones, and needed help in understanding questions in Chinese. But he was able to express himself well and maintain an intelligible conversation for a half hour. The students responded with warm cheers for his effort and laughter at his humor.
Zuckerberg married Chinese-American Priscilla Chan in 2012, and set himself the goal of learning Mandarin in 2010. He said Wednesday that he wanted to learn the language partly because his wife’s grandmother only speaks Chinese. He recalled informing the grandmother of the marriage plans.
“Priscilla and I decided to get married, so I told her grandmother in Chinese, and she was very surprised,” Zuckerberg said.
— WHAT ELSE DID HE SAY? Zuckerberg said several things apparently aimed at endearing himself to the Chinese audience. He said China is a great country and hopes that learning the language will help him learn its culture. “The Chinese language is difficult, and I speak English, but I like challenges,” Zuckerberg said.
When asked about his favorite food, he cited “Beijing hutong snacks” sold by street-side vendors in the capital, and Peking duck, Beijing’s signature dish of duck meat served with sauce and rolled up in a crepe.
— HOW WAS HE RECEIVED? Tsinghua students gave Zuckerberg a warm reception. On social media, many microbloggers noted the irony that Zuckerberg’s famous creation is blocked in China.
Designer David Wang, in an interview in downtown Beijing, said he would be happy if Facebook was allowed across the so-called Great Firewall of China. “Because now we have to use software to jump the wall if we want to access Facebook,” he said.
Li Qin, a computer programmer from the eastern city of Hangzhou, said on a microblog that she could barely understand Zuckerberg’s Chinese.
“It was a challenge for Chinese listening comprehension. But even though Facebook cannot enter the Chinese market, Mark is still making a fighting effort to learn,” she said. “It was quite a funny scenario.”
I am so sick of despicable individuals like Mark Zuckerberg, Stevie Cohen, the Kennedys, Dick Fuld, the infamous Psychopath Bethanny Frankel and the slut turned religious preacher for mega bucks Marianne Williamson getting super rich and famous by being dishonest, cruel, cut throat and robbing people of their hard earned nest eggs! Wake up America! It is truly time to make an educated decision. What happened to the days of the brilliant, honest and dedicated Great Americans like The Roosevelts and The Vanderbilts?? They made their money the hard way=they earned it. They also went out of their way to serve the Public and help the less fortunate. That is what Rob Astorino is trying to do and yet I hear that people are still going to vote for the same old same old Andrew Cuomo?? Ask yourself why? Are you better off with Governor Cuomo or a New Governor who is looking out for your best interest and can relate to your situation?? I am hoping for a ray of light to appear while I practice my “yogic flying technique!” LOL
Ray of Light
Sorry,
I don’t do FakeBook and/or SuckedIn! If you read my blog religiously you would know that! Not that I have a “cult following” or anything like that! I need all the time I can get to practice my yogic flying technique without the aid of my broomstick! 🙁
Bewitched
I’m afraid to ask what the “yogic flying technique” is? Yikes
Mark Zuckerberg speaks Chinese! SO, HOW’S HIS CHINESE? Zuckerberg’s Chinese pronunciation was far from fluent, and some native speakers called it a “challenge” to understand. He sometimes struggled with certain words and tones, and needed help in understanding questions in Chinese. But he was able to express himself well and maintain an intelligible conversation for a half hour. The students responded with warm cheers for his effort and laughter at his humor.
Zuckerberg married Chinese-American Priscilla Chan in 2012, and set himself the goal of learning Mandarin in 2010. He said Wednesday that he wanted to learn the language partly because his wife’s grandmother only speaks Chinese. He recalled informing the grandmother of the marriage plans.
Mark Zuckerberg would turn himself into a Chinese Man if he could! He will do anything and everything to conquer the Chinese Market! Marrying Priscilla Chan is an ace in the hole! I am not saying that was his sole reason for marrying her but it certainly helps his business a lot! I do not like or admire him due to his sneaky and cut throat nature! He got off very easy with regard to stealing the Business Plans from the Winklevoss Twins! I am glad that they sued his ass! 🙂
Shanghai Noon
Seriously. Wasn’t that Rupert Murdoch’s strategy? Marry a Chinese wife to hope to gain entry into the China market? Where did that get him? Loss in business and loss in love!
Zuckerberg definitely has the weasel vibe about him..ewww I would want to f him with a ten foot pole. Good luck to her! Gross!
Markie is under extreme pressure from his mom to produce an heir to the Facebook throne, so if you get a Friend request from Mrs. Z or even an 11 foot pole delivered to your door….you know she’s out there helping out her son. Priscilla has a busy pediatric practice an maybe “has a headache” when she gets home at night?
I would laugh if you check your Facebook page (if you have one) and advertisements appear for 11 foot poles from Amazon. They’re everywhere!
Mark Zuckerberg is an ugly weasel! Yuck! With regard to Rupert Murdoch, Wendi Deng got him to invest in China, practice Transcendental Meditation as she is another devotee of the “Celebrity Cult” David Lynch Foundation, and she got him to eat much healthier and cut out the whites and most meats. Was that worth adding 2 more heirs to his fortune and filing for yet another divorce settlement?? Only he can answer that question.
I think that once a man hits the big 60 he should learn to love the one he’s with! The math just doesn’t add up otherwise and yet so many rich white men get divorced and remarried in their 60’s and 70’s! Go figure! It is mainly a losing proposition for the man and his former family and a tremendous winning proposition for the new young wife and her babies! Teddy Forstmann had the right idea! 🙂
The Beatles- Can’t buy me love
Agreed! All should watch The Men Who Built America http://www.asiancemagazine.com/2014/10/25/the-men-who-built-america
“Yogic Flying” can be demonstrated by Buddhist Monks after years of complete focus, dedication and practice. Buddhist Monks can actually demonstrate the use of Psychic Energy! I have a demonstration featured on my blog where a Buddhist Monk is actually “yogic flying.” However, there are many foolish people in this Country who take this concept of Psychic Energy and make outrageous claims without any proof or documentation. There are people who run The David Lynch Foundation and work famous individuals such as Deepak Chopra and Company who make bizarre claims when all they really have going for them are deep pockets. You cannot trust these people as they are using the Charity to promote themselves due to a lack of achievement and/or notoriety in other areas. If an individual tells you that they are an expert on TCM and have been practicing and teaching it for 45 years, how do you really know that?? You don’t=you just have to take their word for it. That is why there are so many frauds in that business! Just about anyone can get a Certificate to teach TCM as it only takes about 6 months. A Certificate that is granted in only 6 months should not give you the right to charge hundreds of dollars to unsuspecting individuals who are very vulnerable and seeking out spiritual guidance! One of my rich friends went through thousands paying for TCM when that money could have earned her a Teaching Certificate herself! Not only that, but the “Teacher” she had was a Looney Toon! Enough is enough with these con-artists! On the contrary, Ashtanga Yoga is a proven theory. If you pay money to learn Ashtanga Yoga from a Certified Professional, you will greatly benefit from it! The teacher has many years of experience and it is proven because they are able to physically demonstrate all of the poses contained in each level! 🙂
My friend Patrick Lynch teaches Bikram and Ashtanga Yoga at Bikram in New York City and he is an expert who has been practicing for many many years! His students love him! There is also another great new Yoga Studio in Greenwich, CT run by the wife of Paul Tudor Jones! 🙂
Ashtanga Yoga
AsianceMagazine.com is the result of a great Visionary. It is the very first vehicle of its kind and has been copied numerous times. That was a fantastic and very inspirational mini series! To quote Thomas Edison “A vision without execution is an hallucination.” You know who you are!! 🙁
Larry The Inventor
The Men Who Built America: Traits of a Titan
Me? What about execution without vision? As Seen On TV….some stores are full of useless junk. Does the dream drive the vision and the will drives the execution?
Is your name Larry David or the useless imbecile that I once worked for briefly who confessed to me that he has Bill Ions but left me with less than nothing and prides himself as the Gandhi of the Human Race, the entire planet and of The Greater Greenwich Area?? No you are not “Anonymous!” Therefore, you do not need to take my comments so personally! 🙂
If you ever get the opportunity to work for one of these Venture Capitalist/Private Equity/Hedge Fund Gems, do not sign anything for them. Get a lawyer to review the documents for you or have an adept knowledge of the Law before signing any paperwork. They all pass the buck to the Assistant or Head Trader like Stephen Cohen did in order to get away with the negligence which is then out ruled legally as “criminal intent = a slap on the wrist rather than serious jail time!! Guess who takes the plunge for them?? You do, if you signed the documents. That is how their lawyers keep them out of jail. That is why Dick Fuld is walking around Greenwich and attending parties with his obnoxious wife while others were penalized. Know your rights and do not sign anything unless you know the document cold! As an employee, you have the right to consult with your attorney before signing any documents for your VC/PE/HF Honcho of a Boss without grounds for getting fired as long as you were working there for 3 full months! In other words, you are sick, you hurt your wrist, you are on hiatus in China=avoid signing anything before the 3 full months! 🙂
Legally Blonde
Fakebook Fraud is apparently leaking into all industries! 🙁 Facebook is now venturing into the Business of Broadcast Journalism and World News?? What a joke!! 🙁 If you ever get the opportunity to work for A Venture Capitalist/Private Equity/Hedge Fund Honcho, do not sign anything for them. Get a lawyer to review the documents for you or have an adept knowledge of the Law before signing any paperwork. They all pass the buck to the Assistant or Head Trader like Stephen Cohen did in order to get away with the negligence which is then out ruled legally as “criminal intent = a slap on the wrist rather than serious jail time!! Guess who takes the plunge for them?? You do, if you signed the documents. That is how their lawyers keep them out of jail. That is why Dick Fuld is walking around Greenwich and attending parties with his obnoxious wife while others were penalized. Know your rights and do not sign anything unless you know the document cold! As an employee, you have the right to consult with your attorney before signing any documents for your VC/PE/HF Honcho of a Boss without grounds for getting fired as long as you were working there for 3 full months! In other words, you are sick, you hurt your wrist, you are on hiatus in China=avoid signing anything before the 3 full months! 🙂
Legally Blonde
I am an IDEAS WOMAN who has the BUSINESS PLANS and IMPLEMENTATION BLUEPRINTS for creating INVENTIONS Minus The FUNDING! 🙁 I have another brilliant idea in addition to the “Invisible Fence for Men” and “The Orgasmic Shampoo and Conditioner Line!” “The Removable Robot Head” in honor of my brother who decapitated and buried all of the dolls I loved while growing up as a child. This “Removable Head” can be easily adjusted and removed from the female body robot! They all come in different shades of blonde from too blonde to not quite blonde enough! You can also customize the lip size as it is inflatable! How about that??
I can’t imagine spending my valuable time and effort doing anything else in the world! Helping mankind and working to change the world for the better is my main objective and mission in life! 🙂
I am currently busy at work trying to get The 10 Year Marriage License with 2 year guarantee or send your Spouse back passed by Congress and my “Singing Cereal Invention!” Just imagine, sitting at a chorus of Cheerios! Stay tuned! 🙂
Larry The Inventor
Susie freaks out “Bring Me The Head!”
I’d like to Curb My Enthusiasm, but that 10 year marriage License sounds too good to pass on! How much would it take to make that dog hunt?
You can start with sending me a check for $100,000 and we’ll go from there. Don’t call me, I’ll call you! (Wink) I figure a few million should do it and we’ll both make a killing! What do ya think? Are you in or out?? We’ll be one of the Wizards of Wall Street! I can’t imagine spending my valuable time and effort doing anything else in the world! Helping mankind and working to change the world for the better is my main objective and mission in life and making money is just a consequence of my completely selfless efforts! It’s all about taking action in order to do things that help others and making the world a much better place for all of humanity! 🙂
WALL STREET LIMO LIMOUSINE
Well….any head is good head….but that’s the subject of one of your other “tantric” postings! Blink
Thank you for your kind and sincere compliment! As I am an IDEAS Woman with the BLUE PRINTS for IMPLEMENTATION minus THE FUNDS, I need another IDEAS MAN with the FUNDS to create my IDEAS or VALUABLE COMMODITIES into actual INVENTIONS! I am completely fair and square when it comes to Business Negotiations! They call me the Steel Magnolia! I hope that you won’t promise me the $100,000 and then disappear into thin air like the Venture Capitalist who I used to work for! He prides himself as the Gandhi of the Human Race and Greenwich, CT Area but makes promises that he never delivers! “Susie Green” reminds me of his lovely wife! 🙁
Susie freaks out “Bring Me The Head!!!” I need the Funds to Create my Valuable Commodities=Robot Heads!!! The first one goes to her hubby “Jeff” so that she doesn’t have to f*ck him anymore! “Jeff” is the perfect target segment for my Adjustable Heads for Female Robots Collection! 🙂
You’re so kind! Most of the fraudster women I deal with request a Western Union wire transfer of funds and no promise of a profit split! I put the cheque in the mail, but I somehow think “Marisa Sung, NY” is going to be a little challenging for the USPS. But I know you will figure it out. Buying FX hedges to cover the currency risk on the foreign funds transfer. Wink, blink.
Divorce Threat
No Head For YOU! Sorry, So Sorry but where the hell is my money Asshole?? There is no FREE LUNCH in this Country!! You haven’t heard the end of me yet!! Go hide under your desk again you tiny little Troll! My Ideas or rather Commodities don’t turn into Inventions without FUNDING!!! 🙁
Coldplay – Viva la Vida