Facebook has signed an agreement with Baidu to set up a social-networking website in China, Sohu.com reported, citing unidentified employees at the Chinese search-engine company. The agreement followed several meetings between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Baidu CEO Robin Li. The China website won't be integrated with Facebook's international service, and the start date is not confirmed, according to the report. Facebook has held talks with potential partners about how to enter the Chinese market, a person familiar with told Bloomberg last week. The discussions have been exploratory and may not result in an agreement, according to the person. "We are currently studying and learning about China, as part of evaluating any possible approaches that could benefit our users, developers and advertisers," Facebook said in an e-mailed statement. Zuckerberg met late last year with Baidu, Sina and China Mobile, when he was on vacation in China.
