Rumours swirl over whereabouts of China’s Jack Ma

Mainstream Chinese media have not carried stories of Ma’s disappearance from public view. Nor have Ant or Alibaba issued press statements or regulatory filings on the matter. — AFP

LOS ANGELES: Several Western media outlets have reported the disappearance of Jack Ma, China’s most prominent businessman, and co-founder of e-commerce and entertainment giant Alibaba. Some reports claim Ma hasn’t been seen in public for some two months.

Although he is no longer a senior executive at Alibaba, Ma remains the controlling shareholder of Ant Group, a fintech spinoff from Alibaba that was expected to launch the biggest IPO in history back in November.