Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and controlling shareholder of financial affiliate Ant Group, made a public appearance on Wednesday, speaking by video at a philanthropic event.

The appearance was Mr. Ma’s first since regulators began clamping down on his business empire following a critical speech he gave in late October.

Write to Jing Yang at [email protected]

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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