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Alibaba's Ma Taps China's Changing Social Structure

Why so much interest in a holiday that doesn’t celebrate much except unabashed consumerism? The holiday taps into deep changes in Chinese family structures and attitudes toward the unmarried.
Jack Ma, Founder of Alibaba.com | Source: Reuters
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HANGZHOU, China

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