The president of Alibaba is a member of the Chinese Communist Party

Alibaba's president, Jack Ma, is a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the People's Daily revealed on Monday. In this way, the Chinese media have made known the mystery of the political position of the richest man in China. Until now, Ma has been limited to asserting about her relations with the government: "I love them, but I do not marry them".

The revelation came when a list of 100 people was published that the Communist Party Central Committee wants to honor for its contribution to reforms and openness to global markets.

According to the commentary that appears under the name of Ma in the aforementioned list, which includes both party members and persons not affiliated with the political entity, the multimillionaire "was a great driving force for domestic demand ".

"Under his leadership, Alibaba is one of the top 10 global companies in terms of market value, making China main player in the areas of international e-commerce, internet finance and cloud computing, generating a large number of entrepreneurs and emerging companies, "the statement added.

The troupe of 100 people includes representatives of the Chinese elite from different fields, including businessmen, Communist Party officials, economists, scientists, astronauts and artists. Among the selected personalities are also two other founders of major Internet companies such as Robin Li, of Baidu, and Pony Ma, of Tencent.