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Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma Defends Country’s 72-Hour Work Week: ‘A Blessing’

Paul Bois

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, the co-founder of Alibaba and recently outed member of the Communist Party, issued a public defense of his country’s 72-hour work week as an essential tool for success.

According to Fox News, Ma wrote in a blog post on Sunday that the culture’s “996” ethos (as in working from 9am to 9pm six days a week) is a “huge blessing.”

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