Alibaba founder Jack Ma urges employees to learn from its biggest Chinese rival

Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma reappears on internal forums after regulatory crackdown, calling for fundamental change and learning from rivals. He responds to a staff post about PDD Holdings’ Q3 financial results. The reversal of the restructuring plan causes internal confusion. Ma congratulates Pinduoduo and emphasizes the need for reform. He believes Alibaba will change in the AI era and urges employees to provide feedback. Ma focuses on food and agriculture, teaching at Tokyo College and founding a new company for ready meals.