?JD.com’s billionaire founder Richard Liu, who is the subject of a rape investigation in the US, will be a conspicuous no-show again at a major state-sponsored event in China since his arrest and release by Minneapolis in August.
The Beijing-based e-commerce firm confirmed that Liu will not be attending the World Internet Conference, which opened on Wednesday in the picturesque canal-lined town of Wuzhen. Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter, read out at the event opening.
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