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Jack Ma, Trump and Xi: How the Chinese Billionaire Flew Close to the Sun
Channel News Asia ^ | 05 Nov 2021

Posted on 11/04/2021 5:54:07 PM PDT by nickcarraway

This was supposed to be Jack Ma's finest hour: A year ago to the day, his Ant Group was meant to go public in a US$37 billion blaze of glory. Instead Beijing reined in his empire, abruptly clipping the wings of corporate China's biggest star.

Now, to the cautious cheer of investors, the billionaire Alibaba e-commerce tycoon is taking his first tentative steps back on to the global stage with a low-key trip to Europe where he's cultivating hobbies like horticulture.

It's a far cry from the height of Ma's statesman-like powers in 2017 when he travelled to New York to meet President-elect Donald Trump for one-on-one talks in Trump Tower days before the inauguration and promised to create a million American jobs.

(Excerpt) Read more at channelnewsasia.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: jackma; trump; xijinping

1 posted on 11/04/2021 5:54:07 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

I am genuinely surprised the Butchers of Beijing allowed him to live.


2 posted on 11/04/2021 6:18:39 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

He is in a partnership with Gates, Bezi’s, Bloomberg, Brandon and Musk. https://www.breakthroughenergy.org/investing-in-innovation/bev-board-and-investors


3 posted on 11/04/2021 6:28:13 PM PDT by M_Continuum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

They are all part of Davos, World Economic Forums agenda.


4 posted on 11/04/2021 6:31:00 PM PDT by M_Continuum
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To: M_Continuum

https://agfundernews.com/bill-melinda-gates-can-create-the-worlds-biggest-agrifoodtech-testbed.html


5 posted on 11/04/2021 6:31:24 PM PDT by M_Continuum
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To: M_Continuum

Interesting way to put it. In the fable the son was warned. Jack Ma I’m sure knew.


6 posted on 11/04/2021 6:48:57 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

He is too famous to kill - and more useful as the CCP mouthpiece they will undoubtedly turn him into.


7 posted on 11/04/2021 6:53:03 PM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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