Jack Ma (C), Chairman and CEO, Alibaba Group, speaks while Masayoshi Son (R), head of Japan's Softbank Group, and Alibaba Japan president Makoto Koyama (L) listen during their business seminar at a Tokyo hotel on November 11, 2008. Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago

Jack Ma (C), Chairman and CEO, Alibaba Group, speaks while Masayoshi Son (R), head of Japan's Softbank Group, and Alibaba Japan president Makoto Koyama (L) listen during their business seminar at a Tokyo hotel on November 11, 2008.

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