“Revenge” of the creator of Alibaba goes through AI project in Brazil

But the movement had started months earlier, with meetings in China between banks, companies, law firms and authorities, sewing financing and business, as well as a visit by Ceará governor, Elmano de Freitas.

In one of these meetings, among other issues, they analyzed whether a Chinese company could maintain its database in Brazil, that is, serving in real time to headquarters in China. The answer was affirmative, with a cable installed by Huawei connecting the Northeast to Africa – and from there to China, without going through the United States or Europe.

Another reason would be the great offer of renewable energy, especially in the Northeast, at the moment wasted. Wu highlighted a third, the market itself, part of a global expansion of Alibaba.

For the company and its famous founder, WU’s head, the ads establish a milestone. “Jack Ma returns with revenge to ‘Make Alibaba Great Again'”, make Alibaba Grande again in the statement of the Bloomberg financial service.

The expression, derived from Donald Trump’s campaign staff, has been echoing on social media along with videos of Ma Yun, his name in Chinese, talking to executives at a bar or riding a bicycle alone at night in Hangzhou.