Alibaba appeal: Global leaders make time for Jack Ma

Justin Trudeau, prime minister of Canada

Date: September 3, 2016

Place: Hangzhou, China

Jack Ma, executive chairman of Alibaba Group, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pose while holding lobsters imported from Canada at the online giant's headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Sept 3, 2016. [Photo by Jin Liangkuai/Xinhua]

Jack Ma met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Alibaba's headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Sept 3, 2016. They celebrated the opening of the Canada Style online shop on Taobao.com, an Alibaba-backed online marketplace where Chinese consumers can directly buy specialty products from Canada.