When the World Internet Conference was held in Wuzhen, there was a tycoon in the Internet industry who was absent. He was the founder and CEO of JD.com Liu Qiangdong.
As China's second largest e-commerce website after Alibaba, Liu Qiangdong's absence from the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen on Wednesday is certainly notable.
In recent years, as an important event in the Internet industry in China and even in the world, the World Internet Conference has always been an important place for IT leaders to keep track of industry trends. The founders and CEOs of Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu and JD.com usually attend.
However, the absence of this year's World Internet Conference is not the first time that Liu Qiangdong has been absent from an important event recently.Liu Qiangdong was not among the invitees to a summit meeting of business leaders last month.He also did not attend the 2018 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in late September.
JD.com shares fell nearly 7 percent on Thursday to close at $22.40 due to the absence of the important event.Recently, JD.com's share price has hit a new low since August 2016.Since the beginning of this year, JD.com's share price has fallen by 48%, almost cut in half.
According to the Forbes China Rich List, Liu Qiangdong's personal net worth has also shrunk by 34% this year to US$6.2 billion as JD.com's share price has fallen this year.He also dropped from No. 16 to No. 30 on Forbes' recent list of China's richest people.
Earlier, Liu Qiangdong was briefly arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a female student while attending a business management course at the University of Minnesota.However, Liu Qiangdong's lawyers have denied any wrongdoing. After the sexual assault incident in the United States, WeChat made its debut
After being involved in the US sexual assault case, Liu Qiangdong, who had been silent for a long time, updated his WeChat circle of friends for the first time, and left a message saying: JD Logistics’ first all-cargo plane made its maiden flight today.
According to Zhitong Financial Network, at about 7:50 am on November 6, flight HT3806, which was operated by a Boeing 737 aircraft, took off from Guangzhou and landed smoothly at Tianjin Binhai Airport after a flight of about three hours and a distance of more than 1,900 kilometers.This marks the successful maiden voyage of JD Logistics' first all-cargo aircraft, and JD Logistics has since entered the era of all-cargo aircraft.
In this regard, JD.com CEO Liu Qiangdong also left a message on WeChat Moments the afternoon before yesterday, mentioning the success of JD Logistics’ first all-cargo plane, and attaching six pictures related to the cargo plane.
It is reported that Liu Qiangdong's actions may be used to build momentum for JD.com's Double 11 event, and this message is also Liu Qiangdong's first public speech since he was involved in a sexual assault case in the United States.
U.S. media exposure: The victim said she kept begging Liu Qiangdong to stop sexually assaulting her
Chinese tycoon Liu Qiangdong was involved in a sexual assault scandal, and yesterday (2nd) there was the latest exposure.According to US media reports, the victim told the police that Liu Qiangdong sexually assaulted him at the victim's residence after drinking on the night of the incident, and the victim kept begging the other party not to do so.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune said it had reviewed the text messages, part of the victim's statement from local police, and other relevant documents.
According to sources quoted by Star Tribune, the 21-year-old victim girl told the police what happened on the evening of August 31 and said that she told Liu Qiangdong: I am just an ordinary student.you have family.I don't want to do it, I don't want to.The victim said Liu Qiangdong ignored her plea.
It is understood that the victim girl is from China and is studying for a doctorate.Her attorney said she is cooperating fully with the police investigation and stands ready to cooperate with the county attorney.
The report also pointed out that the victim once sent a message in Chinese to a friend, saying that Liu Qiangdong was sleeping on her bed, she was unwilling to do so, she wanted to escape, and repeatedly begged Liu Qiangdong not to touch her.
