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Will Alibaba's million-job boast boost employment and sales?
Small businesses may find it hard to stand out in the flood, while costs of marketing to China may be high
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Mon, Jan 23, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Hong Kong
JACK Ma talked the talk when he met Donald Trump this month, promising to create a million jobs in the US by linking small businesses with Chinese online buyers. Now Michael Evans has to walk the walk.
The president of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is responsible for realizing Mr Ma's vision, which some analysts criticize as being unrealistic in scope and problematic in implementation. Yet Mr Evans said the online emporium's dealings with 10 million small businesses in China can be the template for its US efforts.
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