File footage of Alibaba's Jack Ma, who has re-appeared in public

Record ID: 1596784

  • Title: File footage of Alibaba's Jack Ma, who has re-appeared in public
  • Date: 20th January 2021
  • Summary: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES (FILE - SEPTEMBER 23, 2015) (UNRESTRICTED POOL) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** XI AND TECH INDUSTRY LEADERS STANDING IN PREPARATION FOR PHOTO OP / XI SPEAKING TO FACEBOOK CO-FOUNDER MARK ZUCKERBERG XI SHAKING HANDS WITH JOHN CHAMBERS, CEO OF CISCO SYSTEMS AS MA LOOKS ON TECH LEADERS LOOKING ON AT PHOTO OP
  • Embargoed: 3rd February 2021 09:53
  • Keywords: Alibaba Group Ant Financial China Jack Ma founder missing
  • Location: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / BEIJING, BOAO, SHANGHAI, CHINA / SEATTLE, UNITED STATES
  • City: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / BEIJING, BOAO, SHANGHAI, CHINA / SEATTLE, UNITED STATES
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Company News Markets,Economic Events
  • Reuters ID: LVA002DW0AWQT
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma made his first public appearance since October on Wednesday (January 20) when he spoke to a group of teachers by video, easing concern about his unusual absence from the limelight and sending shares in the e-commerce giant surging.
    Alibaba and his charitable foundation both confirmed Ma, a former English teacher, participated in an online ceremony for rural teachers organized by the foundation on Wednesday. They declined to provide further comment.
    Speculation over Ma's whereabouts has swirled in the wake of news this month that he was replaced in the final episode of a reality TV show he had been a judge on and amid a regulatory clampdown by Beijing on his sprawling business empire.
    The billionaire, who commands a cult-like reverence in China, had not appeared in public since Oct. 24, when he blasted China's regulatory system in a speech at a Shanghai forum. That set him on a collision course with officials and led to the suspension of a blockbuster $37 billion IPO for Alibaba's financial affiliate Ant Group.
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