Alibaba’s Tsai on trade tensions, Hollywood investment plans
By Bloomberg
01 March 2019 |
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Joe Tsai, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. executive vice chairman and co-founder, discusses the trade tensions between the U.S. and China and the e-commerce giant's investments in Hollywood and U.S. sports.
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