Taipei — Should Chinese regulators determine Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group to be a monopoly, they ought to look directly to Beijing for an explanation as to how it happened.
On Thursday, China announced an investigation into alleged monopolistic practices at the Hangzhou-based e-commerce giant. Ant Group is also in the crosshairs, as the central bank and the banking watchdog will separately summon Ma’s fintech affiliate to a meeting...
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