Facebook and Chinese IM (instant messaging) champion Tencent look set to join the battle for China's social networkers, as both have launched Chinese sites recently.
The Chinese version of Facebook appears to be the more elusive, as it began popping up on Thursday, and only to certain users of the site who are based in China. Even visitors going to Facebook's ".cn" domain are still routed to the main English homepage. "
Facebook, Tencent Launch Chinese Networking Sites
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