Tag: Jack Ma

China Insider: Ant Group Subjected to CCP’s Financial Regulation

Ant Group, a subsidiary of China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba, has recently been repeatedly summoned to a meeting with the four major financial regulators of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The central bank of the CCP has also come forward to accuse Ant Group of arbitrage violations and asked the group to rectify them. The central…


China in Focus (Jan. 5): Bio-Prevention Military Vehicles Patrol Streets

The pandemic is worsening in one Northern Chinese city. Military vehicles from the Center for Disease Control have been spotted patrolling the streets there. Is the cure actually worse than the disease? Stories behind China’s severe lockdown measures may hint at the answer. Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma is missing. That’s as his financial services company…


Jack Ma’s Disappearing Act Fuels Speculation About Billionaire’s Whereabouts

BEIJING—Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s absence from public view in the past two months, including missing the final episode of a TV show on which he was to appear as a judge, has fueled social media speculation over his whereabouts amid a Chinese regulatory clampdown on his sprawling business empire. China’s highest-profile entrepreneur has not appeared…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Jan. 4)

A new Congress is sworn in, and Nancy Pelosi — after getting re-elected as House Speaker — says she’ll focus on fighting for social justice, including reducing the wealth gap. Tesla beats 20-20 delivery estimates. It’s the latest good news for the company since it joined the S&P 500. We talk to a tech CEO…


Opinion: Chinese Regime’s Targeting of Jack Ma Underscores Its Mafia Capitalism

Commentary Entrepeneur Jack Ma’s downfall has been stunning in speed and magnitude. Since Beijing suspended Ant Group’s highly anticipated IPO in November 2020, Chinese entrepreneur Jack Ma has been met with one obstacle after another. Ma, an apparent Chinese Communist Party (CCP) member, has also witnessed Chinese authorities launch an investigation into e-commerce giant Alibaba…


Chinese Regime’s Targeting of Jack Ma Underscores its Mafia Capitalism

Commentary Entrepeneur Jack Ma’s downfall has been stunning in speed and magnitude. Since Beijing suspended Ant Group’s highly anticipated IPO in November 2020, Chinese entrepreneur Jack Ma has been met with one obstacle after another. Ma, an apparent Chinese Communist Party (CCP) member, has also witnessed Chinese authorities launch an investigation into e-commerce giant Alibaba…


Beijing’s Antitrust Probes an Effort to Rein in Private Sector: Analysts

Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Ant Group have recently come under the Chinese regime’s scrutiny, with finance regulators ordering an antitrust probe into the former and requesting the latter to comply with regulations. The Chinese regime also issued new “antitrust reports” on Christmas, detailing the number of investigations authorities have launched thus far, including on…


Beijing’s Antitrust Probes an Effort to Rein in Private Sector, Analysts Say

Chinese financial regulators are stepping up their scrutiny of technology companies, ordering an antitrust investigation of Alibaba and requesting Ant Group to rectify its businesses and comply with regulatory requirements. The regime also issued new “antitrust reports” on Dec. 25, detailing the number of investigations that were begun by authorities in 2019, including on foreign…