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19 Apr 2016 , 11:00
Kathy Chen, Twitter’s first-ever managing director for China, once worked for a company that built internet filtering products along with Beijing’s ministry of public security, the media reported on Tuesday.聽The clients of CA-Jinchen included the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team, which operates China’s Great Firewall.
According to Chen’s LinkedIn profile, reports Financial Times, she was chief executive of CA-Jinchen, which she described as a 鈥渏oint venture company formed by Computer Associates International and ministry of public security of China鈥�.聽With CA-Jinchen from 1999 to 2005, her role was focused on the 鈥渋nformation security industry, providing products, solutions, security applications, and comprehensive services,鈥� she wrote on her profile.
The micro-blogging site last week appointed Chen as its Greater China managing director, chief executive officer Jack Dorsey said in a tweet.聽鈥淎 big welcome to Twitter, @KathyChen2016! She joins us as our MD for China!鈥�, Dorsey said.
Since her appointment, Chinese Twitter users have raised eyebrows over Chen’s past links to the Chinese government.聽Twitter has been blocked in China since 2009. The micro-blogging site currently has over 300 million users.
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Tags: China, Great Firewall, Kathy Chen, Micro Blogging, Twitter