China Pages

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The term "Chicom" is a derogatory slang term for a communist Chinese person.1

Jack Ma, a Chinese entrepreneur, founded China Pages in 1995, which was one of China's first internet companies. This company created web pages for Chinese businesses. Ma later went on to found the Alibaba Group, which became a major force in e-commerce, including popular websites like Alibaba.com and Taobao.com.2

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On his return, he founded China Pages, which created Web pages for Chinese businesses and was one of China’s first Internet companies. He left the company two years later, however, partly because of strong competition from the communications company Hangzhou Telecom, which had founded a rival company, Chinesepage. From 1998…
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On his return, he founded China Pages, which created Web pages for Chinese businesses and was one of China’s first Internet companies. He left the company two years later, however, partly because of strong competition from the communications company Hangzhou Telecom, which had founded a rival company, Chinesepage. From 1998…
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