Jack Ma, Xi Jinping and Alibaba

Jack Ma, Alibaba and Ant Group founder, joined Chinese tech leaders in a meeting with Xi Jinping. Here's how he amassed a huge fortune.
The life of Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba. He grew up poor in China and was rejected from multiple jobs before finding success in tech.
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’s meeting with Jack Ma, tech bosses is tonic for US$245 billion Hong Kong bull run
The rally in Hong Kong this year has returned US$245 billion to Hong Kong’s market capitalisation as tech leaders soared.
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.
Xi to chair symposium attended by Jack Ma and other Chinese business leaders, sources say
The Chinese president rarely chairs symposiums about the private sector and the event underscores the numerous challenges facing China Inc.
What does Jack Ma's presence at key meeting with Xi say about China’s tech ambitions?
Chinese President Xi Jinping has hosted a rare meeting with the country's top business leaders, including some of the biggest names in tech. The symposium is seen as an effort to boost private business sentiment as China faces an intensifying trade war with the United States,
China’s Xi meets with business leaders, including Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, to boost economy
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.
China's Xi promises policy stability at meeting with business leaders, including Alibaba's Jack Ma
China’s President Xi Jinping has met with private sector business leaders, offering them assurances that policies regarding the private sector would not change, state media reported
President Xi meets Alibaba, other China’s tech titans amid economic struggles
Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, met on Monday with executives from the country’s major tech companies amid domestic economic headaches and international trade conflicts, state media reported on Monday. Present at the meeting were Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma,
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 ...
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
Now, however, he seems welcome once again. On February 17th Mr Ma and a handful of other entrepreneurs met at a symposium in ...
Xi-Jack Ma Chat Seen as Next Catalyst for Blistering China Rally
A potential encounter this week between President Xi Jinping and e-commerce icon Jack Ma, coming after a blistering run by ...
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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 ...
Xi Jinping gave China's big tech companies a personal stamp of approval
At the Monday meeting, Xi urged the executives to "show their talent" and pledged to support private businesses.
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 ...
China Sends Message to Its Tech Leaders: We Need You
Chinese leader Xi Jinping signaled to top tech CEOs that he needed their help to deliver economic growth and self-sufficiency ...