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" I tell the government, if people have no jobs, you are in trouble. Government will be in trouble. My job is to help more people have jobs. "

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" We should keep on going along the path of globalization. Globalization is good... when trade stops, war comes. "

" You American people worry too much about the China economy. Every time you think China is a problem, we get better, but when you have a high expectation for China, China is always a problem. "

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" I don't think I'm a workaholic. Every weekend, I invite my colleagues and friends to my home to play cards. And people, my neighbors, are always surprised because I live on the second floor apartment, and there are usually 40 pairs of shoes in front of my gate, and people play cards inside and play chess. We have a lot of fun. "

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" My job is to help more people have jobs. "

" The difference between Amazon and us is Amazon is more like an empire - everything they control themselves, buy and sell. "

" EBay is a great company. There are a lot of good assets and good customers, and the U.S. people love it. "

" People say, 'Well you know the economy's bad, so China consumption will be low. No, totally different. You Americans love to spend tomorrow's money, and other people's money maybe... We Chinese love to save money. "

" IBM, Microsoft, the profit they made was larger than the top four banks in China put together... But where did the money go? "

" Alibaba spends money on improving the products and services, not on kickbacks. That's a good thing. It's called a value system, and because of that, we get more and more small- to medium-sized companies to support us in China. "

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" There are big problems that change the world. If we are working together, that will make us understand each other, appreciate each other, help each other. "

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