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WATCH: Chinese-speaking Mark Zuckerberg leaves audience amazed (and in stitches)

You’re impressed. Admit it.

FACEBOOK CEO MARK Zuckerberg has been busy, apparently.

That might seem obvious, given he’s CEO of the world’s largest social networking site, and the virtual lives of more than 1 billion people are in his hands.

But on top of all that, the 30-year-old has been learning Chinese.

Last night he posted a 30-minute video to (of course) his Facebook page, showing him blowing the minds of a crowd of students at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

Zuckerberg said this was his first public appearance speaking Chinese, and you can tell – the gasps and screams of shock and delight from the audience are a must-watch.

Here are the first few minutes of the Q & A, which you can watch in full on Zuckerberg’s Facebook page.

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According to him, he discussed “connecting the world, Internet.org, innovation and the early days of Facebook” with the students.

We don’t know at this point whether he addressed the awkward fact that his website has been blocked in China since 2009.

According to Quartz, Zuckerberg explained that he had learned Mandarin Chinese so he could chat with his wife Priscilla Chan’s grandmother, because he admires China and its culture, and because learning the language is difficult, and he enjoys challenges.

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    Jan 11th 2015, 12:22 PM

    Good looking lady in her day. RIP

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    Jan 11th 2015, 12:58 PM

    True.God giveth and God taketh away….

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    Jan 11th 2015, 1:03 PM

    Stunner!!
    RIP Lady.

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    Jan 11th 2015, 12:59 PM

    A real woman from the days before botox, tramp stamps and all the other ingredients and additives that today’s ‘stars’ need. She aged as we all will, even the journalistas.

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    Jan 11th 2015, 1:41 PM

    Ironically all the male comments are expressing views about her looks while the majority hide behind pictures which are not of themselves lol interesting hey!!!

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    Jan 11th 2015, 1:50 PM

    Sadly we are not all blessed with your beauty Amanda.

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    Jan 11th 2015, 2:40 PM

    I had to put up a picture of a fat, short, baldy little man as my profile picture because my real picture would just create to much jealousy..

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    Jan 11th 2015, 2:49 PM

    And I suppose the pucture you have up is you?

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    Jan 11th 2015, 2:57 PM

    No no the pucture isn’t but the picture is!!

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    Jan 11th 2015, 3:01 PM

    ‘Too’ much I’m sure lol

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    Jan 11th 2015, 3:03 PM

    So if the picture is of youself, why put up such an old one where you went to a lot of trouble to get the hair done, put on the best dress and strike a pose for the camera fitted with a rasberry lense?

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    Jan 11th 2015, 3:05 PM

    Ouch!! Lol fruits not your forte either it seems, play nicely now

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    Jan 11th 2015, 1:38 PM

    She was a wonderful actress and a lovely person, yet most of the article and all of the comment were on her looks. Especially the comments were on her appearance now, which is just incredibly disprespectful. Rest in peace.

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    Jan 11th 2015, 5:17 PM

    The only reason she attained any level of fame was because of her appearance.

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    Jan 12th 2015, 12:56 PM

    Doesn’t make it any less disprespectful to only comment on that in her death. Let alonemake jokes about her most recent looks.

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    Jan 11th 2015, 12:25 PM

    What a stunning looking woman when she was young. She didn’t age that well though judging by the 2010 photo.

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    Jan 11th 2015, 12:34 PM

    I know….. in her day wow I mean really wow. Then as happens got older and let herself go.

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    Jan 11th 2015, 1:14 PM

    I hope you guys wives/sisters, look this good at 80 (if yee are still around then)

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    Pictures of the lady at 63rd annual berlin international film festival in 2013

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    Jan 11th 2015, 2:23 PM

    One serious babe in her heyday. Dayum!

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    Jan 11th 2015, 12:27 PM

    Jaysis!!! That’s not a good advert for ageing!!!! Botox please!!!!! Lol

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    Jan 11th 2015, 12:38 PM

    Too much Botox judging by her forehead!

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