Alibaba Subject Of SEC Inquiry About China Probe
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba (BABA) said late Friday it has received a request from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for more information about its interactions with a Chinese regulator, presumably about fake goods sold on its websites. Alibaba issued a statement saying that the SEC asked for “background facts and other information related to our interaction with one of our Chinese regulators, the SAIC, and related matters.” The SEC