Alibaba shares plunge after reversing spinoff plan of cloud unit

Jack Ma's family trusts to sell down stakes in e-commerce group for nearly $871m

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Alibaba has been betting on its cloud computing services and is striving to establish itself as an AI leader in China. © Reuters

CISSY ZHOU, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- Alibaba Group Holding has reversed a plan to fully spin off its cloud unit, the company said Thursday, in a surprise move that the Chinese group attributed to tougher U.S. controls on chip technology.

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