Alibaba s Jack Ma Makes 1st Public Appearance Since October 2020
Ma s first public appearance since October 2020 comes amid social media speculations about his whereabouts after China begins investigating Alibaba
| 20 Jan 2021 10:11 AM GMT
Beijing: Putting an end to all speculation, Chinese entrepreneur and Alibaba founder Jack Ma made his first public appearance since October of last year in a video meeting with 100 teachers of rural China.
Tianmu News, a news portal under Zhejiang Online, a provincial Zhejiang government-backed news website, reported the meeting on Wednesday.
The video meeting was part of an annual event Ma hosts to recognize rural educators. In a video of the event that has since been circulated widely online, Ma spoke about his plans to increase his philanthropic work.
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Updated: Jan 20, 2021, 12:08 PM IST
Alibaba Group CEO and Chinese billionaire Jack Ma made his first public appearance since October via a live video meeting on Wednesday (January 20).
The speculations over Jack Ma s whereabouts intensified few days ago after it was reported that he was arrested and that s why he failed to attend final episode of a TV show featuring him as a judge. It is to be noted that Jack Ma is facing a regulatory clampdown by Chinese authorities on his business empire.