Chinese tech billionaire and the founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma is known all around the world.
He has vanished from the public eye for over two months.
He is not seen after he came into conflict with President Xi Jinping.
The Telegraph, UK reported that Jack Ma was to appear as a judge in the final episode of ‘Africa’s Business Heroes’
but mysteriously he did not turn up for it. People were very shocked.
Jack Ma's photographs were removed from the show’s website.
People began wondering about his whereabouts.
An Alibaba spokesperson said,
“Due to a schedule conflict Mr. Ma could no longer be part of the show."
Jack Ma is a vocal and an outspoken about things happening in the society.
In an aggressive speech in Shanghai, China in October 2020,
Jack Ma criticized the government's financial regulators and state-owned banks.
He also said that the financial systems need to be reformed.
The speech angered the Chinese government as they felt it was an attack on their authority.
The government retaliated and imposed restrictions on Ma's business activities.
Along with Alibaba, Jack Ma also owns Ant Group.
The group was supposed to release an innitial public offering worth $37 billion.
The Ant Group's IPO was outed as the world's biggest public offering.
It was scheduled to be simultaneously listed on Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchange on 5th November.
However, it was halted in less than 48 hours before going public.
Ma was then advised to remain in China before launching an anti-monopoly investigation into his Alibaba Group Holding
on Christmas Eve 24th December.
Beijing also ordered Ma's financial tech company Ant Group to scale back its operations.
Ma is one of China’s wealthiest men in China
and he has been involved with the UN and other global charity activities.
Jack Ma's charitable activities has helped improve China's image in the world.