China, Jack Ma and Alibaba

Back in favour. Why China’s Xi needs Jack Ma more than ever
The Chinese president’s symbolic handshake this week with exiled billionaire Jack Ma shows Beijing needs tech entrepreneurs to revive the economy.
Look who’s back: Alibaba’s Jack Ma shakes Xi’s hand at meeting of China’s business titans
Ma's appearance at the meeting signals Beijing's desire to inject confidence into the private sector. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Not just Alibaba’s Jack Ma: Who’s who at the summit seen as a ‘symbolic’ end to China’s crackdown on tech
Huawei's Ren Zhengfei, BYD's Wang Chuanfu, and Xiaomi's Lei Jun were among the leading tech executives that met Xi Jinping on Monday.
China’s Xi promises policy stability at meeting with business leaders, including Alibaba’s Jack Ma
China’s President Xi Jinping has met with the country’s top business leaders, state media reported, including Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba who had kept a low public profile after angering Chinese officials a few years ago.
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China's tech future needs more than a Jack Ma handshake
DeepSeek, having tipped global investors to China's serious artificial-intelligence game, may now be ending Beijing's deep-freeze on the nation's broader tech scene.
In from the cold? Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma spotted among top tech bosses who met China’s Xi
Chinese leader Xi Jinping hosted Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma and the country’s top tech executives in Beijing on Monday, in a meeting that signals officials could be steering the country in a more business-friendly direction after a yearslong regulatory crackdown.
Xi meets Jack Ma: A new era for the Chinese tech industry
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma and other prominent entrepreneurs, signaling support for the private sector. The meeting may indicate the end of regulatory restrictions for Chinese tech giants.
What does Jack Ma's return to the spotlight mean?
Social media was abuzz with users praising Mr Ma for his return to the public spotlight. "Congratulations [Jack] Ma for the ...
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Xi Jinping shakes hands with Jack Ma at symposium attended by prominent China business leaders
China president Xi Jinping and captain of industry Jack Ma met on Feb. 17 and shook hands, an event that has apparently ...
China’s Leader Embraces Business, Even Jack Ma. But Will It Be Enough?
The once-sidelined Alibaba founder was among the executives who met with Xi Jinping, in what was seen as a show of support ...
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Xi’s rehabilitation of Jack Ma may be the most lucrative ever
CHINA’S Communist Party has a history of purging then welcoming back senior officials. Deng Xiaoping was purged three times ...
Xi Voices Support for Jack Ma, China Private Sector Chiefs
Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a meeting with Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma and other prominent entrepreneurs on ...
Jack is back: Why China has brought its billionaires out of the shadows
After four years of a brutal crackdown that has cost them billions, Jack Ma and the rest of China’s best and brightest have ...
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Ant Group’s profit rises with Jack Ma back in the public eye
ANT Group’s quarterly profit surged more than 50-fold after it benefited from an investment gain, a major boon for the ...
Crackdown to outreach: Decoding Beijing's shift in tone as Xi Jinping meets Chinese tech honchos
The last time that Xi Jinping chaired a similar high-profile symposium was in 2018, during the US-China trade war under the ...