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Chinese regulators take an ax to the house that Jack built

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma caught in the glare of a spotlight. Ma’s group Alibaba and Ant face ‘anti-trust issues.’

Ant Group has its wings clipped amid ‘anti-trust issues’ with affilated company Alibaba

Categories Tech Risk Tags Alibaba, Ant Group, Business Model, China, China Banking Regulatory Commission, News Leave a comment

Jack Ma reappears in a video clip amid high tech high drama

January 21, 2021 by China Factor Staff

The Alibaba billionaire pops up on a video award ceremony for his foundation’s Rural Teacher Initiative

Categories Vanishing Act Tags Alibaba, Ant Group, Communist Party of China, Jack Ma, News, Xi Angered Leave a comment

Alibaba crackdown signals a crusade against big tech

January 15, 2021January 13, 2021 by Mark Greeven

China’s move to bring the e-commerce giant to heel is overdue as Beijing overhauls online landscape

Categories Analysis Tags Alibaba, Big Tech, Facebook, Google, Jack Ma, The Long Read, Twitter Leave a comment

Tech titans Alibaba and Tencent facing US investment ban

May 1, 2021January 8, 2021 by China Factor Staff

China’s ‘big two’ are in the crosshairs of Washington as the US expands its blacklist

Categories Tech Tension Tags Alibaba, Alipay, Ant, Beijing, QQ Wallet, Tencent, Washington, WeChat Pay Leave a comment

Where is Jack? Speculation swirls over tycoon Ma’s ‘disappearance’

January 16, 2021January 4, 2021 by China Factor Staff

The Alibaba founder has reportedly not been seen for nearly two months after Ant fiasco

Categories Tech & Science Tags Alibaba, Ant, China, Disappeared, Jack Ma, News, Shanghai Speech Leave a comment

Ma warned that no one is bigger than the Party with Alibaba case

January 16, 2021December 25, 2020 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma caught in the glare of a spotlight. Ma’s group Alibaba and Ant face ‘anti-trust issues.’

A major investigation into China’s digital dragon has been announced by the state regulator

Categories Business Tags Alibaba, Antitrust Investigation, Communist Party of China, Jack Ma, News, State Regulator Leave a comment

How President Xi and China’s Communist Party trampled on Ant’s IPO

January 14, 2021November 10, 2020 by China Factor Staff
Ant’s logo resembles the insect. The Alibaba affiliate has become the leading player in China’s fintech sector.

A record US$37 billion listing was blown up in just weeks after Jack Ma’s fintech vision left regulators seeing red

Categories Finance Tags Alibaba, Ant, Beijing Crackdown, China, IPO, Jack Ma, News Leave a comment
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