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As information broke that China is pressuring Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to promote the South China Morning Post, shocked staff contemplated the way forward for Hong Kong’s important English-language each day.
When Hangzhou-based Alibaba purchased the SCMP in 2015 for $266 million, it injected much-needed money into the operations and pledged that the century-old newspaper would retain editorial independence. While the newspaper has come beneath regular criticism for a tilt towards Beijing beneath Alibaba, its journalists intently coated the 2019 pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong whereas additionally publishing various opinions and protection essential of China.
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When Hangzhou-based Alibaba purchased the SCMP in 2015 for $266 million, it injected much-needed money into the operations and pledged that the century-old newspaper would retain editorial independence. While the newspaper has come beneath regular criticism for a tilt towards Beijing beneath Alibaba, its journalists intently coated the 2019 pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong whereas additionally publishing various opinions and protection essential of China.
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