Hot seat: Alibaba has been accused by brands like Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, of being a conduit for counterfeiters.
China's Jack Ma is cancelling a planned speech at an anti-counterfeiting conference after the trade group behind it suspended the membership of his e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, the company said on its news website on Tuesday.
Alibaba Group President Michael Evans will represent the company at the conference instead, according to the report on the Alizila website.
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