Jack Ma Says China Open to Western Companies That Follow Rules

(Bloomberg) -- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Jack Ma said that China is open to Western companies, provided they follow the country’s rules.

• Ma made the comments at the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen
• He says he told Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to send entrepreneurs to China, rather than professional managers
• Search giant Google left China and wasn’t kicked out, Ma says

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