The growing list of Chinese elites who disappear but later resurface subdued
Foreign minister Qin Gang’s mysterious absence and replacement follows a pattern of falls from grace for rising stars
March 2023
Alibaba founder Jack Ma seen in China after months of absence
Billionaire is thought to have remained outside country after state crackdown on tech sector
January 2023
China to take ‘golden shares’ in tech firms Alibaba and Tencent
Jack Ma to give up control of China’s Ant Group, firm says
November 2022
Alibaba founder Jack Ma hiding out in Tokyo, reports say
China's super-rich see fortunes plunge as economy slows
September 2022
India is quietly laying claim to economic superpower status
India recently overtook UK as the world’s fifth biggest economy – and it could be third by 2030
November 2021
China’s disappeared: high-profile figures who have gone missing in the past decade
Peng Shuai is latest in long line of artists, officials and celebrities to have vanished in recent years
September 2021
The super-rich, ‘sissy boys’, celebs – all targets in Xi’s bid to end cultural difference
Rana Mitter
Fearful of the growing influence of entrepreneurs and entertainers, the Chinese leader now demands conformity across all of society
August 2021
The party’s over: China clamps down on its tech billionaires
The startling rise to wealth of the nation’s entrepreneurs has been an affront to Beijing’s political philosophy and increasingly, a threat to the communist party
April 2021
Alibaba shares jump after record $2.8bn anti-monopoly fine
China fines Alibaba billions for alleged market abuses
March 2021
China tells Alibaba to sell off media assets in tech crackdown
Beijing fears e-commerce company has too much sway through platforms such as Twitter-like Weibo
January 2021
The strange case of Alibaba's Jack Ma and his three-month vanishing act
Nils Pratley on finance
JD Wetherspoon doesn’t need any more beer money from Sunak
Nils Pratley
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma makes first public appearance in months
Where is Jack Ma? Chinese tycoon not seen since October
December 2020
China orders Alibaba founder Jack Ma to pare down fintech empire
China targets Alibaba with anti-monopoly investigation
November 2020
'Rotten': stores in China face backlash over label for large clothing sizes
Customers ‘shocked’ by descriptions of larger items in RT-Mart, prompting apology for ‘inappropriate’ sign
