Jack Ma (C), Chairman and CEO, Alibaba Group, poses for photo with Masayoshi Son (L), head of Japan's Softbank Group, and Alibaba Japan president Makoto Koyama (R), during a press conference after their business seminar at a Tokyo hotel on November 11, 2008. Getty Images logo Getty Images 13 months ago

Jack Ma (C), Chairman and CEO, Alibaba Group, poses for photo with Masayoshi Son (L), head of Japan's Softbank Group, and Alibaba Japan president Makoto Koyama (R), during a press conference after their business seminar at a Tokyo hotel on November 11, 2008.

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  7. Jack Ma, founder and chairman of Alibaba Group, left, and Liu Shaoyong, chairman of China Eastern Airlines, right, sit together during the signing ceremony of a strategic partnership between China Eastern Airlines and Alibaba Group Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009 in Shanghai, China. China Eastern Airlines is teaming up with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, hoping to cash in on an online shopping frenzy to boost ticket sales.
  8. Jack Ma, founder and chairman of Alibaba Group, left, and Liu Shaoyong, chairman of China Eastern Airlines, right, speak during the signing ceremony of a strategic partnership between China Eastern Airlines and Alibaba Group Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009, in Shanghai, China. China Eastern Airlines is teaming up with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, hoping to cash in on an online shopping frenzy to boost ticket sales.

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