Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 27) ? Chinese billionaire and co-founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Jack Ma may be visiting the Philippines again soon, he said during a reunion with Senator and international boxing champion Manny Pacquiao.
Ma was seen in an Instagram video posted by Pacquiao?s wife Jinkee on Saturday, saying he was going to the Philippines on February 17. In the video, he was beside Pacquiao, speaking to renowned martial artist and action film star Jet Li through a video call. Ma invited Li to join him on his trip.
?I will be in [the Philippines on] February 17 so Manny hopes, and I hope, that you and I go to [the Philippines] together [on] February 17? I will let you know the time and we will be there together,? said Ma speaking to Li in the video.
Pacquiao also posted a photo of his meeting with Ma in Hangzhou, China. Ma is seen posing like a boxer in Pacquiao?s post. The caption read, ?My good friend Jack Ma.? The two first met earlier in January, in Hong Kong.
Ma last visited the country in 2017 for an event in the De La Salle University in Manila. He retired from his post as Alibaba?s executive chairman in September.
