Updated Jan 06, 2021 | 08:30 IST
Speculation about Alibaba founder Jack Ma s whereabouts intensified when he failed to appear as a judge in the final episode of his own show, Africa s Business Heroes. Chinese e-commerce billionaire and Alibaba founder Jack Ma. (File photo) | Photo Credit: BCCL
New Delhi: Chinese e-commerce billionaire and Alibaba founder Jack Ma is not missing but is “laying low”.
CNBC’s David Faber reported that Ma is not missing, adding “what I can tell you is that he’s very likely in Hangzhou, where Alibaba is headquartered, and is being less-visible, purposefully.but that doesn’t mean that he’s missing.”
Explained: Why is Chinese billionaire and Alibaba founder Jack Ma ‘laying low’?
Explained: Why is Chinese billionaire and Alibaba founder Jack Ma ‘laying low’?
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has not made a single public appearance since the end of October. Reports suggest that the Chinese billionaire is currently laying low amid the ongoing conflict between him and the Chinese government.
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Chinese billionaire and Alibaba founder Jack Ma. (Photo: Reuters)
A couple of days ago it was reported that Chinese billionaire and Alibaba founder Jack Ma has not appeared before the public in over two months. Questions were raised about the high-profile Chinese entrepreneur’s whereabouts after he failed to appear for the final episode of an African talent show he created.