Jack¹ Ma, the founder² and chairman of China's e-business giant Alibaba, met with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump³ on Monday. The two disclosed that they have been talking about small businesses and great things.

 

阿里巴巴创始人兼董事长马云周一与美国候任总统特朗普举行会面，两人就中小企业和重要事务进行商谈。
 

 

The meeting took place Monday, just less than two weeks prior to the inauguration⁴ of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Trump called the meeting productive and praised Ma as a great entrepreneur.

 

"We had a great meeting. And [Ma is] a great, great entrepreneur, one of the best in the world. He loves this country and he loves China. And Jack and I are going to do some great things."

 

Jack Ma kept a low profile, saying they talked about small businesses.

 

"We mainly talked about small business, young people, and exporting American agricultural products to china. We also think, that the relationship between China and the U.S. should be strengthened, be more friendly, and better." 

 

The Mid-West will be given priority as Alibaba is planning to expand its business in the U.S. The company disclosed that it aims to help one million small businesses and farmers sell to China and Asia through its colossal⁵ e-business platforms in the next 5 years.

 

Trump has criticized international trade and U.S. trade with China in particular, for the loss of jobs. That has raised concerns across the spectrum⁶ as business and academic circles are worried about the future of global trade and China-U.S. relations.

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