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Now you see them, now you don’t in China purge

May 1, 2023April 17, 2023 by Martin Miszerak

There is no room for billionaires like Bao Fan and Jack Ma under President Xi’s capitalism with Chinese characteristics

Categories Vanishing Act Tags Ant Group, China Renaissance, Chinese Billionaires, Communist Party of China, East Asia Forum, News, The Long Read Leave a comment

China’s crackdown is a warning sign to the West

November 12, 2021November 5, 2021 by Johannes Petry

Beijing’s intervention in the tech and finance sectors illustrate the clash of philosophies

Categories Analysis Tags Advanced Technology, Ant Group, China, China Finance, Crackdown, News, State Model, StateCapFinance Project, The Conversation Leave a comment

What is behind China’s crackdown on Big Tech?

July 19, 2021July 16, 2021 by Barney Tan

To understand Beijing’s move, you have to realize the parallel universe that is China’s technological landscape

Categories Analysis Tags Ant Group, Big Tech, China, Didi, E-Commerce, Fake Inspection Reports, Global Times, The Long Read Leave a comment

Beijing cuts China’s Big Tech down to size

July 13, 2021July 12, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Security risks and anti-trust investigations send a shudder through the nation’s major technology players

Categories Cyber Crackdown Tags Alibaba, Ant Group, China, Cyber Risks, Didi, Government Scrutiny, News, Tencent Leave a comment

Regulators zoom in to put China’s Big Tech under pressure

March 13, 2021March 12, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The image shows a flow of blue data. Big Tech has revolutionized e-commerce in China.

Major e-commerce groups face tougher regulations amid Beijing’s crackdown on ‘monopoly’ charges

Categories Tech Tension Tags Alibaba, Ant Group, Baidu, Big Tech, China, E-Commerce, News, Regulations, Tencent Leave a comment

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

China’s regulatory red tape will cut colossus Ant down to size

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 by China Factor Staff
Ant’s logo resembles the insect. The Alibaba affiliate has become the leading player in China’s fintech sector.

Antitrust move targets the country’s big tech such as Alibaba and Tencent

Categories Business Update Tags Ant Group, Big Tech, China Sales, Covid-19 Pandemic, Ford, Lenovo, 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

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