During the 2015 trip when Mr. Xi met Mr. Zuckerberg, CCTV used the channel to spread positive stories. One post was titled “Xi’s UN address wins warm applause.”PhotoFittingly, Mr. Zuckerberg’s eagerness and China’s reluctance can be tracked on Facebook. The Play for KenyaBlocked in China and troubled by regulators in Europe, Facebook is trying to become “the internet” in Africa. Some 170 million people — more than two thirds of all internet users from South Africa to Senegal — use it, according Facebook’s statistics. The company has struck partnerships with local carriers to offer basic internet services — centered on those offered by Facebook — for free.

Source: New York Times September 18, 2017 01:43 UTC