Prime Minister John Key has met with one of China's richest men, billionaire business magnate Jack Ma.
Ma, the founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, is worth US$23 billion according to Forbes magazine.
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Ma established the business in 1999 and has been described by some employees as its "spiritual leader".