Jack Ma retires as Alibaba’s chairman
He was almost certainly ousted. Look for Ant Financial to grow in even closer connection with CCP interests. My guess is that Alipay will be used as a means to strengthen international dependence on the RMB.  The trail of acquisitions suggests such.Very exciting and uncertain times we live in!Edit: this isn’t an anti-China rant at all, just musings based on observations and incomplete data.