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Chinese billionaire Jack Ma suspected to be missing after anti-state speech

Ma has not been seen in public for more than two months.

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by STAR REPORTER AND AGENCIES

World04 January 2021 - 10:27
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•Ma has not been seen in public for more than two months after falling foul of President Xi Jinping, according to the Daily Mail.

•Ma criticised the country's 'pawnshop' financial regulators and state-owned banks in his speech and called for reform.

Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma during a past Public lecture at the University of Nairobi.

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma is suspected to be missing since he made a controversial speech on October 24 accusing China of stifling innovation.

Ma has not been seen in public for more than two months after falling foul of President Xi Jinping, according to the Daily Mail.

Ma criticised the country's 'pawnshop' financial regulators and state-owned banks in his speech and called for reform.

Ma, who is the founder of e-commerce platform, Alibaba, has not tweeted anything for nearly three months.

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