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Jack MaRevealed as Chinese Communist Party member, praised one-party system stability

In November 2018, People's Daily identified Jack Ma as member of Chinese Communist Party (CCP), surprising many observers. Ma famously told employees they should be 'in love with the government [but] don't marry them,' and praised China's one-party system for its stability at World Internet Conference in Wuzhen. The revelation clarified his political alignment despite his entrepreneur image.

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Overall incident score =-0.572

Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)

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Confirms Statement Nov 1, 2018 documented

People's Daily identified Jack Ma as Communist Party member

In November 2018, People's Daily identified Ma as CCP member, surprising observers. Ma told employees to be 'in love with the government [but] don't marry them' and praised China's one-party system for stability at World Internet Conference in Wuzhen.

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