Alibaba's Jack Ma resurfaces for first time since Oct 2020
NEW DELHI: Alibaba founder Jack Ma made a public appearance months after his disappearance from public platforms since October 2020.
Ma made his latest public appearance at a gathering of teachers in an online forum on Wednesday.
The conference was part of an annual award ceremony for teachers working to educate the rural population.
Ma, who used to be an English teacher and founder of #Alibaba, also gives wishes to village teachers via a video on Wednesday, saying usually the activity is held in Sanya in southern Hainan but this year, due to #Covid19 it has to be done via video conference. pic.twitter.com/yfi7oPB5Sb
— Qingqing_Chen (@qingqingparis) January 20, 2021
The business tycoon's disappearance also drew speculations over possibilities of him being intimidated by the Chinese government, after his anti-government remark in Shanghai conference.
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It may be noted that the Chinese authorities had ordered a probe into Ant Group Co. and Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd, on grounds of alleged monopoly.
Meanwhile, his resurfacing may provide answers as to why the billionaire went low key for months.
(Edited by Gabriel G Momin)
