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Sadly Jackie has betrayed the people of Hong Kong. In 2009 he stated "I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not.". He also said he was "beginning to feel that we Chinese need to be controlled."
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It was my understanding that they essentially kidnapped his son under trumped up weed charges, and ultimately forced him to change his tune publicly.
He is rich enough that he could leave and take his entire family with him. He stays because the money and status is more important to him. There's also the whole disowning his lesbian daughter thing.
I get what you’re saying, but China has a habit of disappearing billionaires that I don’t think even his level of money could afford him safety.
I'm sure he could take the secret police on with a ladder and 2 rolling chairs
Those are all in country. Let’s see them disappear a famous celebrity living overseas.
China also notoriously has a state apparatus to harass and kidnap expatriates who are not on good terms with the state. If Jack Ma couldn't get out, Jackie probably didn't have a chance.
What makes you think they’d let him out?