Jack Ma. Photo: AFP / Philippe Lopez

In October 2020, Jack Ma delivered what might go down as history’s costliest speech. At an event along Shanghai’s fabled Bund, the Alibaba Group founder criticized regulators in Beijing for not understanding the tech business. He also hit state-owned banks for operating with a “pawnshop” mindset. Ma’s comments fell with an epic thud in Chinese […]

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