(FILE) This file photo taken on October 11, 2017 shows Jack Ma, Alibaba Group founder and executive chairman, gesturing during the Music Festival of the Computing Conference 2017 in Hangzhou in Chinas eastern Zhejiang province. - Jack Ma, founder of Chinese tech giant Alibaba, is among the worlds richest people but he has now emerged as a member of another club: Chinas 89-million-strong Communist Party. In an article on November 26, 2018, the Peoples Daily said Ma was a party member who has played an important role in pushing Chinas Belt and Road global trade infrastructure initiative -- a pet project of President Xi Jinping. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT
BEIJING: Jack Ma (pic), founder of Chinese tech giant Alibaba, is among the world’s richest people but he has now emerged as a member of another club: China’s 89-million-strong Communist Party.
The billionaire’s Communist bona fides were revealed by the People’s Daily, the party’s official mouthpiece, in an article praising contributors to China’s development.
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