Umseki weqela le-Alibaba uJack Ma, oncedise ekusunguleni i-boom yokuthengisa e-Intanethi yaseTshayina, wehla njengosihlalo weyona nkampani inkulu ye-e-commerce ngoLwesibini ngexesha apho ishishini labo elitshintsha ngokukhawuleza lijongene nokungaqiniseki phakathi kwemfazwe yase-US-China.

UMa, ongomnye woosomashishini abazizityebi baseTshayina nabaziwayo, wayeka isikhundla sakhe ngomhla wakhe wokuzalwa wama-55 njengenxalenye yolandelelwano olwabhengezwa kunyaka ophelileyo.Uza kuhlala njengelungu le-Alibaba Partnership, iqela elinamalungu angama-36 elinelungelo lokutyumba uninzi lwebhodi yabalawuli benkampani.

UMa, owayesakuba ngutitshala wesiNgesi, waseka i-Alibaba ngo-1999 ukuze adibanise abathengisi baseTshayina kubathengisi baseMelika.