Alibaba appeal: Global leaders make time for Jack Ma

Najib Razak, prime minister of Malaysia

Date: November 4, 2016

Place: Beijing

Jack Ma and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak at the official launch of the Malaysia Tourism Pavilion on Alibaba's tourism arm Alitrip, which provides Malaysian travel services and information to Chinese tourists, in Beijing, Nov 4, 2016. [Photo/cyol.com]

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak invited Jack Ma to advise on creating a digital economy during his visit to China on Nov 4, 2016.

During their meeting, Najib put forward the concept of a "digital hub", which is similar to Ma's idea of an "e-hub" in the electronic world trade platform proposal. They pledged to cooperate in building a digital center and developing cloud computing.