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Alibaba’s Jack Ma makes first public appearance since October in online meeting
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has met with 100 rural teachers in China via a video meeting, making his first public appearance since October, state media has reported.
Key points:
- The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba confirmed Ma’s participation in an online ceremony
- In a 50-second video, Ma said members could not meet due to the COVID pandemic
- Alibaba’s Hong Kong listed shares jumped more than 6 per cent after his reported appearance
Social media speculation over the whereabouts of China’s highest-profile entrepreneur swirled this month after news reports that he missed the final episode of a TV show featuring him as a judge, amid a regulatory clampdown by Beijing on his sprawling business empire.
Ma had not appeared in public since a late…
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