Alibaba appeal: Global leaders make time for Jack Ma

John Key, prime minister of New Zealand

Date: April 18, 2016

Place: Beijing

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key talks with Jack Ma at the China Entrepreneur Club in Beijing, April 18, 2016. [Photo/chinanews.com]

During New Zealand Prime Minister John Key's sixth visit to China, Jack Ma, who is also the chairman of China Entrepreneur Club, played host to Key and a visiting New Zealand business delegation at a lunch meeting held by the club in Beijing on April 18, 2016.

In his dialogue with Ma, the prime minister invited Ma to introduce how to sell products to China through Alibaba's platforms for New Zealand's small enterprises. After the meeting, Alibaba signed a strategic cooperation agreement with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise.