Jack Ma became the largest shareholder of Alibaba, the company's status returned to China, and the identity of Japanese companies transitioned?
Alibaba's transformation into a Chinese enterprise again? As SoftBank's control over Alibaba was reduced to 05%, Jack Ma, as the largest shareholder of Alibaba, holds as much as 43% or more. Here's a question, which country does Alibaba currently belong to? Foreign-funded enterprises or private enterprises?
Prior to this, some netizens said that Ali was a Japanese company, because Alibaba's largest controlling party was Japan's SoftBank Group. If that's the case, isn't Ali also a Chinese company? But the problem is that Ma Yun's shares in the company are less than 5%, and he can't control Ali at all with these ** shares. Under normal circumstances, more than 50% is a relative holding, and more than 66% is an absolute holding.
Moreover, if Jack Ma becomes a citizen of Singapore and the United States, and becomes the largest shareholder of Alibaba, there may also be a foreign company with 6% of the shares, more than Jack Ma, does this mean that Ali will become a Chinese company again? For such a big company, it doesn't make sense to change it.
Therefore, the nationality of the majority shareholder is not a criterion for determining the ownership of a company.
Another widely accepted view is that a company's "nationality" is determined by its place of incorporation. According to this criterion, even if Ali becomes a ** enterprise, it will not be considered a Chinese enterprise, but will be established in the name of the Cayman Islands, and if the company's address is not changed, Ali will always maintain its foreign status.
This view is even more excessive. Google, Amazon, Microsoft, these famous American companies, are all in Cayman, and obviously, the Cayman Islands, is the largest and most popular on the planet. Oh, and Apple is not registered in the United States, but in Ireland, where there is a place for tax evasion.
This also shows that many well-known American companies are not from the United States, but in tax evasion centers around the world, and it can be seen from this point how weak the United States is, and there is no large enterprise. If that's the case, then it doesn't make sense, since the location of the company and the nationality of the majority shareholder are not reliable, then what better way?
My answer depends on the actual location of the business unit.
Multinational corporations operate around the world, are globally listed, and have offices in many countries, but their global headquarters and board members are usually located within the headquarters. And their companies, that is, companies in their countries and regions. For example, companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, etc., all have their own companies based in the United States, which is called American business.
Alibaba, from its establishment to its listing, to its current company, is in China, such as Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, any important decision is made from the headquarters in Hangzhou, which is why Ali is considered a "nationality", from the beginning, it is a Chinese company, as long as its international headquarters is still there, it will always maintain the identity of Chinese, which has nothing to do with its company.
This criterion can be measured by Tencent, JD.com, Xiaomi, Pinduoduo in China, as well as famous companies around the world.
And some people who "smear" foreign companies are even more ill-intentioned, they want to make the public suspicious of good private companies in this way, and it is better to make everyone not buy their products. Which side will benefit? It's those who benefit them, or those who oppose China.
This is just my own opinion, please pay more attention, like, your attention is the biggest encouragement for my creation!