China's richest man Jack Ma is a Communist Party member, says party
China's richest man Jack Ma is a Communist Party member, the party's newspaper revealed on Monday, debunking a public assumption the billionaire was politically unattached. The People's Daily revealed his membership in a list of 100 people who helped drive the country's "reform and opening up" process. Founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, Ma holds a $35.8-billion fortune, according to Forbes.