Behind every great man...

Who would have guessed... Rupert Murdoch, one of the world's most powerful media moguls, is married to a Chinese.  Wow!  Hahaha maybe Mother China has wider circles of influence than expected!

The article goes on to point out that Rupert is a tactless buffoon when it comes to Chinese officials - just as well he's got wifey to smooth things over for him.

Excepts below from Businessweek online:

Murdoch's Mission to China; The News Corp. mogul's wife is said to be smoothing the way for MySpace's entry into China's potentially enormous market

Olga Kharif

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21 September 2006

BusinessWeek Online

Wendi Deng, who's married to News Corp. (NWS) Chairman Rupert Murdoch, is up to some high-level international diplomacy.

At least that's what Murdoch told attendees of a Goldman Sachs (GS) conference on Sept. 20, according to press accounts of the remarks. Deng was in China negotiating a joint venture that would allow News Corp.'s social network MySpace to enter that market.

Murdoch & Co. have long discussed breaking into the Chinese market, and the comments fueled speculation that MySpace may be finding room in the world's most populous country sooner rather than later.

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Doing business in China hasn't been easy for News Corp. either. Over the years, Murdoch has publicly voiced frustration with China's censorship policies. Yunker says that open criticism could backfire now. "One of the greatest risks to MySpace China is Murdoch himself," Yunker says. "You have to be really tactful in China, you have to be careful not to offend any key officials."