{"id":517971,"date":"2022-11-29T18:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T15:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/alibabas-jack-ma-spotted-in-japan-after-china-crackdown-report\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T18:35:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T15:35:00","slug":"alibabas-jack-ma-spotted-in-japan-after-china-crackdown-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/alibabas-jack-ma-spotted-in-japan-after-china-crackdown-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#Alibaba&#8217;s Jack Ma spotted in Japan after China crackdown: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41151aaba1e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41151aaba1e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/alibabas-jack-ma-spotted-in-japan-after-china-crackdown-report\/#%E2%80%9CAlibabas_Jack_Ma_spotted_in_Japan_after_China_crackdown_report%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Alibaba&#8217;s Jack Ma spotted in Japan after China crackdown: report&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAlibabas_Jack_Ma_spotted_in_Japan_after_China_crackdown_report%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Alibaba&#8217;s Jack Ma spotted in Japan after China crackdown: report&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba who rose to become one of China\u2019s richest people, has been living in Japan for the past six months after dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earing from public view amid Beijing\u2019s crackdown on tech companies, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>Ma has been keeping a low profile while he takes up hobbies like painting watercolors, collecting art, bathing in hot springs, and skiing in the countryside outside of Tokyo, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/2f7c7a10-2df3-4f1b-8d2a-eea0e0548713\">the Financial Times reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The tech mogul has also frequented exclusive membership clubs in Tokyo\u2019s Ginza and Marunouchi districts, where he rubs shoulders with wealthy Chinese businesspeople who have also left the mainland and have relocated to Japan\u2019s capital city.<\/p>\n<p>The 58-year-old Ma, who has largely turned over control of his companies to younger executives, is said to be venturing into non-tech businesses involving sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>Ma, whose net worth has been <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/profiles\/jack-y-ma\/?sref=MTy2GeXk\">pegged by Bloomberg Billionaires Index<\/a> at $30.2 billion, has largely disappeared from the public eye since October 2020, when he openly criticized Chinese state regulators for allegedly stifling innovation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jack-ma-005.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jack Ma, Alibaba Group founder, visits a Dutch flower grower Anthura in the Netherlands\" class=\"wp-image-24824107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jack-ma-005.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jack-ma-005.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jack-ma-005.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The billionaire co-founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba has not been seen in public often since criticizing Chinese regulators back in October 2020.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Chinese government retaliated by halting the $37 billion initial public offering of Ant Group, an online finance platform that grew out of Alipay, Alibaba\u2019s in-house mobile payment app.<\/p>\n<p>Alibaba\u2019s share price sank, which cost Ma his status as China\u2019s richest tycoon. In the days before Ma offered up his criticism of state regulators, his net worth reached a peak of more than $60 billion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jack-ma-007.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jack Ma was seen playing golf in the Czech Republic last year.\" class=\"wp-image-24824113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jack-ma-007.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jack-ma-007.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jack-ma-007.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The 58-year-old Ma was seen playing golf in the Czech Republic last year.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Marek Patek David Kundr\u00e1t\/CNC\/P<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since then, the normally voluble Ma has gone silent, canceling a TV appearance and avoided <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>That has prompted a flurry of speculation about what might happen to Ma, China\u2019s biggest global business celebrity and a symbol of its tech boom.<\/p>\n<p>In recent months, Ma generated headlines after he was spotted on a yacht off the cost of the Spanish island of Mallorca. He also paid a visit to a Dutch university to learn about sustainable food production.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Ma was also seen playing golf in the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jack-ma-003.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jack Ma, Alibaba Group founder, visits a Dutch flower grower Anthura in the Netherlands\" class=\"wp-image-24824106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jack-ma-003.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jack-ma-003.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jack-ma-003.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ma has reportedly taken up hobbies including painting watercolors and collecting art while living in Japan.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>China is in the grip of nationwide turmoil as citizens gathered for rare mass protests to denounce the government\u2019s strict \u201cCOVID zero\u201d lockdown policies that have disrupted the global economy.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese authorities have confined millions of people to their homes in an effort to stamp out COVID infections, which are on the rise nationwide.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jack-ma-001.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jack Ma's superyacht off the coast of the Spanish island of Mallorca.\" class=\"wp-image-24824108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jack-ma-001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jack-ma-001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jack-ma-001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Last year, Ma\u2019s superyacht was spotted off the coast of the Spanish island of Mallorca.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Footage shared widely on social media in recent days shows Chinese citizens confronting police in defiance of lockdown orders.<\/p>\n<p>The Communist Party has taken steps in the direction Georgieva recommends, switching to isolating buildings or neighborhoods with infections instead of whole cities and made other changes it says are aimed at reducing the human and economic cost. <\/p>\n<p>But a spike in infections since October has prompted local authorities who are facing pressure from above to impose quarantines and other restrictions that residents say are too extreme.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post Wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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