Melbourne –
Jack Ma continues to travel the world, from Europe, Japan, Thailand and now he is seen in Australia. The Alibaba founder reportedly went to Kangaroo Country for a private trip.
As is well known, Jack Ma has rarely appeared in public since criticizing China’s financial system at the end of 2020. Since then, he has chosen to be alone and is active in the fields of education and agriculture.
As quoted detikINET from News.com.au, Jack Ma was seen in a hotel in the city of Melbourne. Media The Australian confirmed that the photo was genuine, that the figure was indeed Jack Ma. “It was just a personal trip,” said a source.
This marks Jack Ma’s first visit in six years to Australia, a country that has a very special place for him, due to his decades-long friendship with a family in the city of Newcastle.
The friendship began in the 1980s when Ken Morley, an electrical engineer, traveled with his family to China as it opened up to the West. they met Jack Ma young man who rides his bicycle from Hangzhou to practice speaking English with tourists.
Jack Ma Ma struck up a conversation with Ken’s eldest son, David, and started a pen pal correspondence after Morley returned to Australia. Ken reportedly corrected the letters to improve Jack Ma’s English. In 1985, the Morleys hosted Jack Ma when he came to Australia.
Jack Ma considers the visit to Newcastle to be a turning point in his life, one that completely changed his future. During a philanthropic visit in 2017, Ma expressed gratitude for his time in the country during his youth.
“The culture, the scenery, and most importantly, the people had a profoundly positive impact on my view of the world at that time,” he says.
Jack Ma also founded the Ma & Morley Scholarship program with the University of Newcastle, a tribute to his late friend Ken Morley. David also said his father would be proud of Jack Ma’s actions.
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