China to deploy state officials to 100 private firms including Alibaba

China to deploy state officials to 100 private firms including Alibaba

Photographer: Gilles Sabrie/Bloomberg

The government of one of China’s top technology hubs is dispatching officials to 100 local corporations including e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., the latest effort to exert greater influence over the country’s massive private sector.

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