Alibaba’s Ma meets Trump, promises to bring one million jobs to US

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 9: (L to R) President-elect Donald Trump and Jack Ma, Chairman of Alibaba Group, emerge from the elevators to speak to reporters following their meeting at Trump Tower, January 9, 2017 in New York City. President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

NEW YORK/BEIJING: Alibaba executive chairman Jack Ma met US President-elect Donald Trump on Jan 9 and laid out the Chinese e-commerce giant's new plan to bring one million small US businesses onto its platform to sell to Chinese consumers over the next five years, an Alibaba spokesman said. 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd expects the initiative to create one million US jobs as each company adds a position, company spokesman Bob Christie said in a phone call.