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Facebook's China argument revealed in Mark Zuckerberg's hearing notes

Zuckerberg was speaking during the first of two days of testimony to Congress, after a data leak sparked the worst crisis in the company's history

Mark Zuckerberg's notes for first day of Congressional testimony
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Mark Zuckerberg's notes for first day of Congressional testimony | Photo: AP

Alistair Barr | Bloomberg
Facebook Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg was prepared to cite competition with China if asked whether the social-media giant should be broken up, according to a photograph of internal notes the chief executive officer took to a congressional hearing on Tuesday.

“Break Up FB? U.S. tech companies key asset for America; break up strengthens Chinese companies,” the document read, according to a picture published by the Associated Press.

Zuckerberg was speaking during the first of two days of testimony to Congress, after a data leak sparked the worst crisis in the company’s history. During a break, he left his notes and some journalists snapped