Tencent's Pony Ma causes stir with repost of article on China's economy

Tencent's Pony Ma causes stir with repost of article on China's economy

Tencent Chairman and CEO Pony Ma Huateng attends the WAIC (World Artificial Intelligence Conference) in Shanghai, China, September 17, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song

Pony Ma, the low-profile founder of tech giant Tencent Holdings, created a social media stir over the weekend by reposting an article on China’s economy, an unusual breaking of silence by a Chinese tech mogul on an increasingly sensitive topic.