Twitter makes odd appearance in China

By Tim Biggs
Updated June 1 2015 - 10:13am, first published May 26 2015 - 3:08pm
Twitter's lonely booth at CES Asia. Photo: Tim Biggs
Twitter's lonely booth at CES Asia. Photo: Tim Biggs
Twitter's booth up close. Photo: Tim Biggs
Twitter's booth up close. Photo: Tim Biggs
Framed company Twitter profiles line the walls. Photo: Tim Biggs
Framed company Twitter profiles line the walls. Photo: Tim Biggs
A printed-out Twitter profile page. Photo: Tim Biggs
A printed-out Twitter profile page. Photo: Tim Biggs

Shanghai, China: The Twitter booth at the inaugural Consumer Electronics Show Asia is prompting many quizzical and dumbfounded looks from passers-by, both Westerners wondering why the social media giant is even here – the site is blocked in China – and locals.

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