HONG KONG -- China's Alibaba Group Holding is investing in artificial intelligence for its South China Morning Post, pledging to use the English-language newspaper it acquired in 2015 to "explain China" to the world.
The $266 million acquisition -- the first media investment by the Chinese e-commerce company outside of China -- has aroused fears that the editorial independence of the SCMP, once a credible voice in Hong Kong, would be compromised by Alibaba's ownership.
