Facebook inches toward China entry with subsidiary launch

Opinion divided on whether platform will be unblocked by Great Firewall

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Facebook has been blocked by China's firewall since 2009.

SHUNSUKE TABETA and TOYOKI NAKANISHI, Nikkei staff writers

BEIJING/PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Facebook has registered a Chinese subsidiary, sparking speculation the social media giant is preparing a full-scale push into the world's most populous market, where its namesake service remains blocked.

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