Billionaire Jack Ma, chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Limited, speaks during the company's inaugural Gateway '17 conference in Detroit on June 21. Gateway '17 was designed to help US businesses, farmers and entrepreneurs explore growth opportunities in China and learn how to market and sell to millions of Chinese consumers. Photo: Bloomberg
Billionaire Jack Ma, chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Limited, speaks during the company's inaugural Gateway '17 conference in Detroit on June 21. Gateway '17 was designed to help US businesses, farmers and entrepreneurs explore growth opportunities in China and learn how to market and sell to millions of Chinese consumers. Photo: Bloomberg
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Alibaba launches US network to ease small manufacturers’ access to 500 million customers

Capping off a series of US events, China’s e-commerce giant established its Taobao Global US Merchants Network with more than 300 merchant members