Chinese state media rebuke Mark Zuckerberg over reported plan to sell Quest headsets
Summary
The editorial, translated from Mandarin, says that Zuckerbergs past criticisms of Chinese companies, including ByteDances TikTok, essentially amount to self-sabotage of his efforts to sell in China. "I think its well documented that the Chinese government steals technology from American companies," Zuckerberg testified before Congress in 2020. The editorial highlighted visits from Apple CEO Tim Cook and Tesla CEO Elon Musk as examples of positive engagement with the Chinese regime and markets, adding that Zuckerberg had never been able to make inroads in China, in apparent contrast to rival tech companies. Zuckerberg has described TikTok as a "very effective competitor" in public, and behind closed doors, he has reportedly said that the company represents a significant threat to American businesses. Senior officials at the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security have warned that Chinese cyber attacks are significant threats, but U.S. officials willingness to openly name China as a cyber adversary comes even as tech CEOs seem to shy away or walk back open criticism of the regime.
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