Jack Ma, founder and chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, which owns the South China Morning Post. Photo: AFP Jack Ma, founder and chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, which owns the South China Morning Post. Photo: AFP
Jack Ma, founder and chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, which owns the South China Morning Post. Photo: AFP
China economy
Economy /  China Economy

China nudges top tech firms from Tencent to Alibaba to give new life to struggling state giants

  • Hao Peng, Communist Party boss of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, hopes the move will lead to mutually beneficial results
  • But analysts are still waiting to see if state-owned enterprises can genuinely benefit from investment by leading digital companies

Topic |   China economy
Karen Yeung
Karen Yeung

Updated: 8:53am, 5 Aug, 2019

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Jack Ma, founder and chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, which owns the South China Morning Post. Photo: AFP Jack Ma, founder and chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, which owns the South China Morning Post. Photo: AFP
Jack Ma, founder and chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, which owns the South China Morning Post. Photo: AFP
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