China techChina 'second-generation' internet entrepreneurs take helm
Jack Ma's retirement marks a new era for the country's innovators
Wang Xing, founder, cief executive officer of China's Meituan Dianping hits the gong during the debut of the company at the Hong Kong Exchanges, Sept. 20, 2018. © Reuters
NAOKI MATSUDA, Nikkei staff writer
October 27, 2020 14:24 JST
SHANGHAI -- Jack Ma, the 56-year-old founder of Chinese internet group Alibaba, officially retired from management in September. The change marks a new era for the country's internet industry, in which companies led by the "second-generation" of entrepreneurs aged around 40, are seeing fast growth.