Alibaba's Ma appointed business advisor to Cameron

One of China's top businessmen, Alibaba founder Jack Ma, has been appointed by British Prime Minister David Cameron to advise him on business, Downing Street said yesterday. Cameron's spokeswoman told reporters the two would meet later Monday and that Ma, currently Alibaba Group CEO, would be joining the prime minister's business advisory group. The e-commerce boss will "provide particular help and advice on how to get small and medium sized British businesses boosting their exports and in particular accessing Chinese markets through platforms like Alibaba." Cameron's Business Advisory Group had 19 members in July, most of them CEOs of top British companies, including the heads of BP, Easyjet and Rolls Royce. Membership is not remunerated.