Jack Ma: China's spat with billionaire is part of bigger push to control big tech – Silicon Valley could be next
- Written by Mark Greeven, Professor of Innovation and Strategy, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Chinese tech billionaire Jack Ma has allegedly fallen out with the Beijing government. Severalrecent articles reported that Ma offended the Chinese authorities by delivering a speech in Shanghai in October criticising financial regulation, and that he and his colleagues were called in for questioning.
The planned IPO of his financial services...