The former Czech executive and co-founder of the world's leading online e-commerce company Alibaba has emerged for the first time since October last year.
Jack Ma decided to say goodbye to Alibaba in 2018 and was last seen at a conference in October last year criticizing Chinese government regulators, after which he disappeared.
Now, a video of Jack Ma Yin has been uploaded on social media by Chinese state media, stating that Alibaba, a former chief executive who went from being an English teacher to a business tycoon, has made a statement about teachers in rural areas. Participated online in the Social Welfare Program.
The video shows Jack Ma saying something in Chinese.
Jack Ma Yun, the English teacher turned entrepreneur and former executive chairman of #Alibaba, showed up at a rural teacher-themed social welfare event via video link on Wed, his first public appearance since Alibaba came under tougher regulatory scrutiny.https://t.co/VXywPHEeyv pic.twitter.com/DKCXhASIhu
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) January 20, 2021
A social media statement from China's state-run English newspaper also said that Jack Ma had appeared in public for the first time since strict regulation began in October last year.