Beijing increasingly views cutting-edge technology through a national-interest lens, putting executives on a tighter leash.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to writer Duncan Clark about the return of Jack Ma, founder of online Chinese retailer Alibaba. The tech exec had gone quiet after comments critical of China in 2020.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., co-founded by Chinese entrepreneur Jack Ma, on Monday pledged to invest US$52.4 billion in its cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure over the next ...

Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Monday it will spend more than $50 billion on artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud ...

Xi is permitting Ma’s return, but he has not fully reinstated him. The government may be offering him a chance to contribute ...

Research reveals the academic and professional connections that shaped Deepseek and Qwen’s AI engineers and their relationship with Microsoft The recent rise of Alibaba’s Deepseek and ...

The uncertain reaction to Xi Jinping’s display of warmth made sense: Executives are eager for a reset after years in the cold ...

Jack Ma, one of Alibaba’s cofounders, disappeared from public view and the company’s stock price slumped for several years.

"Rather than marking the end of tech sector scrutiny, [Jack Ma's] reappearance suggests that Beijing is pivoting from crackdowns to controlled engagement," an associate professor at the University of ...

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. posted its fastest pace of revenue growth in more than a year, as the Chinese internet pioneer ...

China's President Xi Jinping met top private sector entrepreneurs, including Alibaba's Jack Ma, signaling a policy change after strict regulations on the tech sector. This meeting aims to revive the ...

Ma Huateng founded Tencent with friends in 1998. Following Tencent's latest rally, Ma has reclaimed his position as China's ...