From billionaire to teacher: Chinese billionaire accepts teaching job after govt crackdown

  • Chinese business mogul Jack Ma has accepted a teaching job at the University of Hong Kong
  • Ma resurfaced in China a few weeks ago after falling out with the Chinese government
  • Beijing had pulled the plug on the billionaire following his criticism of regulators in 2020

The founder of the world’s biggest e-commerce company, Jack Ma, has been made an honourary professor of business at an elite Hong Kong university, according to the school’s announcement on Friday, April 21, 2023.

The appointment follows Ma’s public appearance in China after he fell out with the Chinese government, which began a crackdown on the billionaire and the tech industry two years ago.