The temporary disappearance of Jack Ma in 2020 when the CCP decided that his company Alibaba had become too powerful is another cautionary tale for Chinese tech CEOs to not challenge the CCP.
There are other equally sized / influential companies in China (or even bigger ones such as Tencent) who’s founders didn’t disappear; the main difference being their deference to Beijing.
I think Jack Ma’s disappearance had as much to do with Alibaba being powerful as it did with a speech he gave critiquing the CCP’s regulatory policy.
There are other equally sized / influential companies in China (or even bigger ones such as Tencent) who’s founders didn’t disappear; the main difference being their deference to Beijing.