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Re:Jack Ma Agrees to Shrink His Business Empire, Bowing to C... by bg24 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @01:56PM (#25947040)
In all honesty, happy that he is around and able to run his business somewhat freely. It is still pretty good. There were rumors of his well-being a few months back.

One may argue that he decided to stand down and bow to all demands, no arguments. Otherwise, it might have been even worse.

China is not USA. Both have pros and cons.

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Re:Jack Ma Agrees to Shrink His Business Empire, Bowing to C... by mcguire on Thursday January 28, 2021 @03:02PM (#25948194)
It seems difficult to come up with a pro that balances being disappeared for four months for criticizing the government.
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Re:Jack Ma Agrees to Shrink His Business Empire, Bowing to C... by bg24 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @03:04PM (#25948221)
Yes. Still better than not disappearing completely. You can only do so much when you're on control of a uber God.
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