Despite his immense fortune, Zhong Shanshan is known for maintaining a low public profile, earning him the title 'Lone Wolf'.

Pillay is an editorial fellow at TIME. Pillay is an editorial fellow at TIME.

Alibaba announced plans to invest billions in AI infrastructure. Founder Jack Ma recently met with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Since the meeting, Alibaba's stock has

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.

China's Alibaba to invest $50 bn in AI, cloud computing Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Monday it will spend more than $50 billion on artificial intelligence and cloud computing over the next three years, a week after co-founder Jack Ma was seen meeting ...

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

A simple handshake between President Xi Jinping and once-shunned entrepreneur Jack Ma sent Chinese tech stocks booming in recent ... managing director of China Beige Book, told AFP. The shock release in late January of a sophisticated AI chatbot by ...

China’s factory activity returned to expansion in February, a sign of resilience in an economy hit by higher US tariffs and suffering from weak domestic demand.

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