Facebook share price sinks as China plans hit great wall

Social media giant stocks plunge 20% after user growth stagnation

The Facebook logo reflected over the Beijing skyline
(Image credit: Ed Jones/AFP/GettyImages)

Facebook’s plans to tap into China’s huge user market appear to have stalled, on the same day its stock fell by more than 20% on news that its user growth had flatlined.

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