US media MarketWatch published an article today saying that it is not to be dazzled by the talks between US President-elect Donald Trump and Alibaba CEO Ma Yun (microblogging): Alibaba cannot create 100 for the United States as promised Ten thousand jobs are at least impossible to create directly.
On Monday, after 40 minutes of talks with Trump, Ma became another CEO who claimed to create jobs for the United States. For Trump, it can be said that there is nothing more important than creating jobs for the United States. During the presidential campaign, Trump repeatedly promised to ensure employment opportunities in the United States.
However, Ma Yun’s promise to create jobs for the United States is a complex chain process. Alibaba just wants to increase its investment to attract small American companies and provide them with incentives, such as user data and logistics capabilities, and hope that more American brands can sell goods on Alibaba's e-commerce website. The growing demand of these Chinese goods by the Chinese middle class is expected to boost employment growth in the United States, as these American brands need to recruit more employees to meet this demand.
This is not what Trump promised during the campaign, nor is it the traditional job that many Americans dream of. It is just the result of Alibaba’s previous announcement of the natural development of the international market, especially in the US market. A beautification.
This is like saying: Amazon, Etsy and eBay have created millions, or even hundreds of millions of jobs through their market platforms that connect buyers and sellers. Of course, these platforms connect buyers and sellers and are a necessary tool for the modern economy, with the potential to bring a small business to new customers around the world. However, the number of full-time employees on these platforms (with various benefits) is very small. Although the market value is as high as $230 billion, Alibaba's global workforce is less than 36,500. Amazon has about 230,000, while eBay is 11,600 and Etsy is less than 1,000.
For Alibaba, the United States has always been an important market. As early as June 15, 2015, the week before Trump announced his participation in the US presidential campaign, Ma Yun said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that Alibaba focused on the US market by helping American brands connect Chinese consumers. Create jobs for the United States and increase US exports.
On Monday, after 40 minutes of talks, Ma Yun and Trump told reporters that their conversation was "great." Ma Yun said that he will work closely with the Trump administration to support 1 million small businesses to sell their products to the Southeast Asian market. Although Alibaba said in its blog that it will create 1 million "employment opportunities in the United States", neither Ma Yun nor Trump have stated that these jobs are full-time employees in the United States, or the number on the Alibaba e-commerce website. Part of the three-party seller network. These sellers may also sell goods on other e-commerce platforms, such as Amazon and eBay.
Subsequently, a spokesman for Alibaba has confirmed that these employment opportunities are not full-time employees of the company. In fact, this is not the first time that Trump has promised job creation to “shrinkâ€.
In November last year, after Trump met with United Technologies CEO Greg Hayes, United Technologies announced that it would retain 1,000 jobs in its subsidiary, the Carrier plant. But at the same time, the US government also provided United Technologies with a 10-year corporate tax concession, which needs to be funded by Indiana taxpayers.
In December, Trump praised Sprint's transfer of 5,000 jobs from overseas markets to the US. But in fact, this is only part of Softbank’s previous commitment to invest $50 billion in the US to create 50,000 jobs.Qi Charger,Wireless Charger,Wireless Phone Charger,Wireless Charging Station
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