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Jack Ma pressured to donate money to Tianjin victims sparks debate over charity

(People's Daily Online)    17:37, August 17, 2015
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Jack Ma (Xinhua/ File Photo)

Netizens has turned China's second richest man, Jack Ma's offical Weibo account into a battlefield of debating over charity after some other celebrities publicized their donations over the weekend.

Over 50,000 comments flooded the Chairman of Alibaba Group, Jack Ma's official Weibo account, with many questioning him why he hadn't donated money to the victims of the blasts.

Comments includes "As the one of the wealthiest men in China, 100 million yuan ($15.6 million) is just a number for you." Some even threaten that "If you don't donate, I will stop shopping on taobao.com (an e-commerce platform of Alibaba Group)."

However, there are also netizens denouncing those who demanded Ma donate, including "Giving is a matter of love, not commandment." "Charity should not be one-man show."says an internet user. Others point out that people have no right to demand others be charitable, and that just because he is a rich man does not mean that he has to donate money towards every tragedy.

(For the latest China news, Please follow People's Daily on Twitter and Facebook)(Editor:Gao Yinan,Bianji)

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