I think he must've traveled around to Western countries so much and got used to being able to speak freely! And also figured his fortune would keep him above the wrath of the BORG that is the CCP.
The main points he made:
Jack Ma, one of China's most successful and outspoken tycoons, criticised the country's 'pawnshop' financial regulators and state-owned banks in an incendiary speech in Shanghai in October.
He called for reform of a system that 'stifled business innovation' and likened global banking regulations to an 'old people's club'.
Other coverage:
Financial Times (Jan 1), "Jack Ma disappears from his own talent show" https://www.ft.com/content/a91dfeae-da1e-4348-8212-bbfbe94d93bd
New York Times (Dec 24), "Why China Turned Against Jack Ma" https://archive.vn/xZlbR
The main points he made:
Jack Ma, one of China's most successful and outspoken tycoons, criticised the country's 'pawnshop' financial regulators and state-owned banks in an incendiary speech in Shanghai in October.
He called for reform of a system that 'stifled business innovation' and likened global banking regulations to an 'old people's club'.
Other coverage:
Financial Times (Jan 1), "Jack Ma disappears from his own talent show" https://www.ft.com/content/a91dfeae-da1e-4348-8212-bbfbe94d93bd
New York Times (Dec 24), "Why China Turned Against Jack Ma" https://archive.vn/xZlbR