China’s billionaire Jack Ma takes first trip abroad after crackdown on Alibaba

BEIJING: Jack Ma, China’s billionaire and founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, has travelled to Europe for an agriculture study tour, his first trip abroad since he ran into trouble with the Chinese government last year over violating anti-monopoly regulations.

Before flying to Europe, Ma was in Hong Kong to spend low-key “private time” with his family, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post, which is owned by him, reported on Wednesday.