Alibaba founder and Chinese billionaire Jack Ma has reportedly not been seen in public for over 2 months after he came into conflict with President Xi Jinping-led Central Communist Party government. This has led to speculations that Ma could be missing.
The high-profile businessman did not appear in the final episode of his own talent show, Africa’s Business Heroes. UK’s Telegraph reported that Alibaba founder was supposed to be a part of the judging panel in November final but he was replaced by an Alibaba executive. Surprisingly, Jack Ma’s picture was also removed from the website.
The Chinese e-commerce giant told Financial Times that Ma couldn’t appear on the show due to a conflict in schedules.
Jack Ma‘s whereabouts have come under questioning at a time when his companies – Alibaba and Ant Group have increasingly come under scrutiny in China.
It is to be noted that Jack Ma’s huge business empire, Ant Group, has been under the scanner of the Chinese government…