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China’s Alibaba reports media blackmail attempt to police

18
Jul
2014

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, the Chinese e-commerce titan gearing up for a mammoth U.S. initial public offering, has reported a blackmail attempt by a media organization to police, the company said on its official microblog on Friday. Alibaba said on its Weibo microblog that the media organization sought $300,000 to suppress a negative report about the company. Alibaba said the matter had been reported to police in Hangzhou, where the firm is based. Alibabas listing on the New York Stock Exchange could be one of the biggest initial public offerings ever.

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