NPR's Scott Simon talks to writer Duncan Clark about the return of Jack Ma, founder of online Chinese retailer Alibaba. The tech exec had gone quiet after comments critical of China in 2020.

Jack Ma, Alibaba and Ant Group founder, has been making moves during the last year after a lengthy hiatus. Ma, who disappeared from public view in 2020 and resurfaced in Thailand in January 2023 ...

Jack Ma stood in front of the room and clapped his ... Related stories Despite our optimism, reality crept into view from time to time. Some nights, I would look around the spare furnishings ...