China's CCTV in spotlight after 'Ma' arrest report shakes market

Brief plunge in Alibaba stock erased $27bn in share value

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Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been little seen since attacking regulators in a speech in October 2020. © Reuters

CISSY ZHOU, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- An ambiguous news report that sparked a fall in the shares of Alibaba Group Holding became the subject of intense speculation in China on Wednesday.

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