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Fortunes of China's internet tycoons soar amid pandemic

by Joe McDONALD
| October 21, 2020 12:03 AM

BEIJING (AP) — Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, held onto his status as China’s richest tycoon this year as surging demand for online shopping and other services during the coronavirus pandemic swelled the fortunes of internet entrepreneurs, according to a survey released Tuesday.

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