アリババ創業者の馬氏、東京滞在か 英紙

【東京ＡＦＰ＝時事】中国政府を批判したとされ、公の場から姿を消している同国電子商取引大手アリババ（阿里巴巴）の創業者、馬雲（ジャック・マー）氏が半年ほど前から東京に滞在していると、英紙フィナンシャル・タイムズが２９日報じた。（写真は馬雲氏）
　馬氏は２０２０年、中国の金融システムは時代遅れだと発言。当局の指導を受け、それ以降は公の場に姿を見せていなかった。同年、アリババは独占禁止法違反で巨額の罰金を科されている。
　同紙は複数の関係者の話に基づき、馬氏はここ半年のうち大半を家族と共に東京をはじめとする日本国内で過ごしていると伝えた。その間、米国とイスラエルも訪問したという。
　同紙によれば、マー氏は東京都内の複数の会員制クラブに出入りしている。日本の現代美術の「熱心なコレクター」になっており、また環境関連分野にもビジネスを広げることを模索しているという。
　馬氏は昨年にはスペイン・マヨルカ島などでも目撃されていた。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2022/12/01-12:57）

Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been living in Tokyo for almost six months after disappearing from public view following China's crackdown on the tech sector, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, citing multiple unnamed sources.
The billionaire has kept a low profile since the crackdown, which has included Chinese regulators scrapping the IPO of Ma's Ant Group and issuing Alibaba with record fines.
But the FT said he has spent much of the past six months with his family in Tokyo and other parts of Japan, along with visits to the United States and Israel.
The British newspaper said Ma has frequented several private members' clubs in Tokyo, and become an enthusiastic collector of Japanese modern art, as well as exploring expanding his business interests into sustainability.
Ma has been spotted elsewhere since he effectively disappeared from public view in China, including on the Spanish island of Mallorca last year.
In recent years, Chinese officials have taken aim at alleged anti-competitive practices by some of the country's biggest names, driven by fears that major internet firms control too much data and expanded too quickly.
This July, a report said Ma planned to hand over control of Ant Group to appease Chinese regulators and revive the digital payments unit's initial public offering.
His e-commerce giant Alibaba reported flat revenue growth in August for the first time, as China battled an economic slowdown and resurgent Covid-19 cases.
US authorities have put the company on a watchlist that could see it delisted in New York if it does not comply with disclosure orders, causing its shares to slump.