Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is still aiming to enter the massive market of China, where the world's top social networking site has been blocked for five years now.
The opportunity to finally penetrate the massive Chinese market might be within close grasp, as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been appointed as a board chair of the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management, one of the leading business universities in China.
The announcement from Tsinghua University was made on Oct. 20 by the university's board comprised of both Chinese officials and corporate seniors from the West.
Aside from Facebook's Zuckerberg, several high-ranking members from IBM, Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD), other global partners, officials from the Chinese government, and other entrepreneur advisers for the university's improvement have also been ordained in the school's board.
Zuckerberg flew to Beijing recently to receive the appointment. His addition to the school's board will certainly become another glint to sterling reputation of the university. But knowing his position in Facebook, analysts said that the appointment could be a chance for the social media firm to finally enter the Chinese market.
Facebook is not the only social media company trying to infiltrate China's market. Recently, microblogging service giant Twitter offered its set of development tools for mobile application developers in China.
China implements rigorous internet censorship by blocking websites and monitoring internet access of individuals. Over 2,000 websites are currently being blocked by the government, but the internet censorship policy seems to favor local companies by promoting competition in the mainland.