Umsunguli we-Alibaba Group uJack Ma, osize ekuqaliseni ukukhula kokuthengiswa kwe-inthanethi eShayina, wesule esikhundleni sokuba ngusihlalo wenkampani enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni yezentengiselwano ze-inthanethi ngoLwesibili ngesikhathi imboni yayo eshintsha ngokushesha ibhekene nokungaqiniseki phakathi kwempi yentela phakathi kwe-US neShayina.

UMa, omunye wosomabhizinisi abacebile nabaziwayo eShayina, washiya isikhundla sakhe ngosuku lwakhe lokuzalwa lwama-55 njengengxenye yohlu lwezikhundla olwamenyezelwa ngonyaka odlule. Uzoqhubeka njengelungu le-Alibaba Partnership, iqembu elinamalungu angu-36 elinelungelo lokuphakamisa iningi lebhodi labaqondisi benkampani.

UMa, owayenguthisha wesiNgisi, wasungula i-Alibaba ngo-1999 ukuze axhumanise abathengisi baseShayina nabathengisi baseMelika.