Though Dorsey quickly qualified his response by noting that it may be some time yet before the service will be available for the country, due to technical and legal hurdles.
The exchange took place at the Paley Center in New York, in a session sponsored by the ReadWriteWeb Web 2.0 news site.
"Is it possible to provide a Chinese access on Twitter?" asked Dorsey. "I need a clear answer, yes or no."
"I would say yes. It's just a matter of time," responded Dorsey, who participated by teleconference.
Ai called Dorsey's answer "very philosophical," and sighed, "I don't like to hear that."