[HN Gopher] Jack Ma cedes control of Ant Group
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       Jack Ma cedes control of Ant Group
        
       Author : mfiguiere
       Score  : 15 points
       Date   : 2023-01-07 20:59 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | harporoeder wrote:
       | https://archive.is/uuDDb
        
       | turndown wrote:
       | Quite interesting how much Xi Jinping has sought to humble Jack
       | Ma.
        
         | mensetmanusman wrote:
         | Also known as destroying those that might compete with your
         | power.
         | 
         | There are only so many billions to go around for Xi and his
         | family.
        
           | blacksmith_tb wrote:
           | Consolidating power is a convincing argument, but Xi doesn't
           | seem to especially greedy (I am sure he's extremely
           | comfortable, but he doesn't strike me as only in it for the
           | money somehow). Though I see his extended family do seem to
           | be doing a lot of business[1].
           | 
           | 1:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping#Family
        
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