Wednesday, January 20, 2021

A Christmas Carol

On Wednesday, Chinese tycoon 马云 (Mǎ Yún) a.k.a. Jack Ma, a celebrity businessman who founded Alibaba in his 杭州 (Hángzhōu) one-bedroom flat on June 28, 1999, has resurfaced for the first time since 北京 (Běijīng) placed him and his Internet empire under scrutiny nearly three months ago, appearing in an online conference for rural teachers. His last public appearance dated back to October 24, 2020 when, at a summit in 上海 (Shànghǎi), he had criticised the “pawnshop” mentality of China’s financial regulators and state-owned banks. Screenshot courtesy of finance.sina.com.cn.

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