Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared his company's mission and vision to his Chinese audience in Tsingue University in Beijing through a fluent 22-minute Mandarin speech on Saturday.
Zuckerberg has been part of Tsingue University's economic school board since last year, and finds the institution a "center of innovation." During his speech, he highlighted the value of a "strong sense of mission" to contribute to the meaningful transformation of the world, CNN Money reported.
Zuckerberg posted his accomplishment on Facebook, as well. He included subtitles so those who are interested can learn more about his speech.
I just gave my first ever speech in Chinese at Tsinghua University in Beijing -- on why you need a strong sense of...
Posted by Mark Zuckerberg on Saturday, October 24, 2015
During his speech, he began with the brief history of Facebook and its purpose as a website.
"I want to connect people," Zuckerberg said, according to the Wall Street Journal. "And when I look at Chinese companies like Alibaba and Xiaomi, I see the same story."
Zuckerberg highlighted the fact that he wants to expand Facebook's business connections outside the United States, and even cited Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba.
"Jack Ma has a great quote which I like a lot: Compared with 15 years ago, we are big; compared with 15 years from now, we are still a baby," Zuckerberg said, according to the Inquisitr.
Zuckerberg's speech received applause from the crowd of Chinese students and academicians.
