China's highest-profile entrepreneur, e-commerce billionaire Jack Ma, who had mysteriously ‘disappeared’ for months has resurfaced.
He posted a video posted online, ending a 2 1/2-month disappearance from public view that prompted speculation about his status and his business empire's future.
Ma can be seen addressing rural teachers as part of one of his charity foundation’s initiatives. However, he made no mention of his absence from public view and scrutiny of his Alibaba Group and Ant Group by regulators.
Well, this did not go well with the netizens and they flooded Twitter with memes. Check out!
Jack Ma is a Chinese business tycoon and the founder of China’s biggest e-commerce company, Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. He founded Alibaba Group in 1999 when China had few internet users. Online payments service Alipay launched five years later before regulators said such businesses would be allowed.
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Ma is a stern critic of the Chinese government, he had come under the glare of the authorities in connection to an anti-monopoly investigation.
