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To the Chinese government, Facebook Inc. isn't a social-media platform, it's a channel for Chinese businesses to expand beyond the country's borders.
對(duì)于中國(guó)政府來說，F(xiàn)acebook Inc.并不是社交媒體平臺(tái)，而是中國(guó)企業(yè)在境外擴(kuò)張的一個(gè)渠道。
At least that is the implication of a post on the website of China's State Council Information Office following a meeting between Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and the office's head, Cai Mingzhao. The post includes a photo of Ms. Sandberg and Mr. Cai standing next to each other in the formal pose with a Chinese flag drooping in the background--a routine setup usually taken by Chinese officials during all manners of state visits.
至少這是中國(guó)國(guó)務(wù)院新聞辦公室主任蔡名照與Facebook首席運(yùn)營(yíng)長(zhǎng)桑德伯格(Sheryl Sandberg)會(huì)面后，新聞辦網(wǎng)站上的一條報(bào)道所傳達(dá)的信息。報(bào)道包括桑德伯格與蔡名照以正式的姿勢(shì)并肩站著的合影，背景中有一面垂著的中國(guó)國(guó)旗，這是中國(guó)官員在所有形式的正式訪問中通常采取的慣例安排。
Ms. Sandberg, who declined to speak to media during a book promotion event Tuesday night in Beijing, met with Mr. Cai earlier in the day to discuss Facebook's role helping Chinese enterprises expand abroad, according to the government site. Tantalizingly, the post also says the two discussed other cooperative items, without elaborating.
桑德伯格周二晚間在北京的一個(gè)新書推廣活動(dòng)中拒絕與媒體交流。新聞辦網(wǎng)站上說，當(dāng)天早些時(shí)候她與蔡名照會(huì)面，就Facebook平臺(tái)對(duì)中國(guó)企業(yè)拓展海外市場(chǎng)的重要作用進(jìn)行了探討。令人著急的是，報(bào)道還說兩人討論了其他合作事項(xiàng)，但卻沒有詳細(xì)說明。
Most likely, the meeting is less about the potential of Facebook to open up in China and more an acknowledgement that the American Internet giant's business here increasingly resembles that of Google Inc., which makes the bulk of its money in the country helping Chinese businesses advertise in foreign markets.
最有可能的情況是，兩人會(huì)面討論的內(nèi)容與Facebook在華運(yùn)營(yíng)的可能性關(guān)系不大，更多地是承認(rèn)這家美國(guó)互聯(lián)網(wǎng)巨頭在中國(guó)的業(yè)務(wù)越來越像谷歌(Google Inc.)的模式，谷歌在中國(guó)的收入大多來自幫助中國(guó)企業(yè)在海外市場(chǎng)進(jìn)行廣告宣傳。
Facebook is blocked in China, and amid a deep freeze on political commentary by online posters, it looks highly unlikely that the site will open any time soon. Instead, Ms. Sandberg's meeting shows that for U.S. tech companies, the rise of the Chinese economy--and in turn Chinese companies--means the country is now an increasingly important source of advertising dollars.
Facebook在中國(guó)被屏蔽，由于對(duì)網(wǎng)絡(luò)用戶政治性言論的深度封鎖，該網(wǎng)站近期在中國(guó)開放的可能性很小。相反，桑德伯格與蔡名照的會(huì)面顯示出，對(duì)于美國(guó)科技公司來說，中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)以及中國(guó)公司的崛起意味著中國(guó)現(xiàn)在日漸成為廣告收入的重要來源。
That means for Ms. Sandberg and Facebook, even as they have been stiff-armed from the world's largest pool of Internet users, it's important to wear a smile and lean in to the Chinese market.
這意味著對(duì)桑德伯格和Facebook來說，在他們被擋在世界最大的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)用戶群體之外的同時(shí)，重要的是面帶笑容、主動(dòng)接近中國(guó)市場(chǎng)。
