JD.com CEO Richard Liu Qiangdong pictured on January 9, 2018 after signing an agreement during a meeting between French leaders and business leaders in Beijing. Photo: AFP
Chinese tech tycoon Richard Liu of JD.com donates US$2 billion amid Beijing’s pursuit of ‘common prosperity’
- Richard Liu Qiangdong announced during the Lunar New Year holiday that he was donating 62.4 million class B shares to a third-party foundation
- Liu is one of several tech executives to make large charitable donations amid an ongoing campaign to rein in Big Tech and Beijing’s ‘common prosperity’ drive
JD.com CEO Richard Liu Qiangdong pictured on January 9, 2018 after signing an agreement during a meeting between French leaders and business leaders in Beijing. Photo: AFP