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  • Look who’s back: Alibaba’s Jack Ma shakes Xi Jin Ping’s hand at meeting of China’s business titans

    02/17/2025 9:04:51 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 17 replies
    Straights Times ^ | 02/17/2025 | Lim Min Zhang
    Chinese President Xi Jinping meeting Alibaba founder Jack Ma in a Beijing meeting on Feb 17.PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM CCTV BEIJING - As Chinese head honchos gathered for a meeting at the Great Hall of the People stood up to applaud the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping, a man clad in a black Mao suit looked especially cheerful. Mr Jack Ma, the co-founder of Alibaba, had every reason to smile. His very appearance at this rare meeting on Feb 17 between Chinese leaders and the heads of China’s biggest technology firms signals a rehabilitation of sorts for him, and...