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EBay may be a shark in the ocean, but I'm a crocodile in the Yangtze River. If we fight in the ocean, we lose, but if we fight in the river, we win.

Jack Ma

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Jack Ma
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: September 10
Businessperson
Entrepreneur
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Hangzhou Municipality
Ma Yun
Mǎ Yún
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