Jack Ma just made his first public appearance in months as his tech empire continues to face scrutiny from Chinese regulators. Ma had not made a public appearance or social media post since late October, just over a week before Alibaba's financial affiliate Ant Group was scheduled to list on the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges.
Ma, a former English teacher, has made education a priority for his foundation- Jack Ma Foundation, which he has devoted more time to since retiring from Alibaba in 2019.作业
In a video, filmed Wednesday morning, Ma is shown telling teachers that the traditional in-person celebration for the teaching initiative had been canceled because of Covid-19.
"We'll meet again after the epidemic is over," Ma said in the video. It also showed footage of Ma that it said was taken during a visit to an elementary school in Hangzhou earlier this month.
Ma's whereabouts have been the subject of intense speculation in recent weeks.