Despite his immense fortune, Zhong Shanshan is known for maintaining a low public profile, earning him the title 'Lone Wolf'.

Pillay is an editorial fellow at TIME. Pillay is an editorial fellow at TIME.

Alibaba announced plans to invest billions in AI infrastructure. Founder Jack Ma recently met with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Since the meeting, Alibaba's stock has

A simple handshake between President Xi Jinping and once-shunned entrepreneur Jack Ma sent Chinese tech stocks booming in recent weeks as it was interpreted as the latest sign the sector is being brought in from the cold -- though experts advise caution.

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.

As China seeks to build an economic fortress in an era of growing ... The risks of upstaging Beijing were illustrated by Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, who met President Trump early in 2017 just before Trump was inaugurated for his first presidential term.

The shock entrance of DeepSeek in the race to develop advanced artificial intelligence has put the world on notice as to China's innovation prowess, a high-ranking Beijing official said Thursday.

China’s factory activity returned to expansion in February, a sign of resilience in an economy hit by higher US tariffs and suffering from weak domestic demand.

Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Monday it will spend more than $50 billion on artificial intelligence and cloud computing over the next three years, a week after co-founder Jack Ma was seen meeting President Xi Jinping.

Xi is permitting Ma’s return, but he has not fully reinstated him. The government may be offering him a chance to contribute again — but with strict conditions.