Chinese president Xi Jinping is touring the US for the first time this week, meeting with officials from the government but also, just as importantly, with leaders of the tech industry. The group photo above is proof of the importance of Xi's visit, with some of the most powerful men in tech from China and the US (and yes, it's mostly men, unfortunately) assembled for high-level talks with the Chinese president.
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is present, along with Microsoft's Satya Nadella, Apple's Tim Cook, and Amazon's Jeff Bezos. Notably absent is Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Google is still blocked in China after refusing to censor its search results in 2010, although it should be noted that Facebook is banned too and yet Zuckerberg is...
Source: The Verge - Tech Posts http://ift.tt/1VaHrs5
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