Alibaba Founder Cancels Speech at Anti-Counterfeit Conference

The head of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has cancelled his appearance at an anti-counterfeit conference in Orlando, Florida, where he was due to be a keynote speaker. Alibaba announced Tuesday that creator Jack Ma, self-made millionaire, would no longer be in attendance. The move follows the suspension of Alibaba's general membership in the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC), the organization behind the conference in Florida. "Given the IACC's...

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