Cloud computing will become Alibaba’s main business in the future, according to Alibaba Group CEO Daniel Zhang.

Speaking to American business news channel CNBC in his first interview since being announced as the successor to Alibaba Chairperson Jack Ma, Zhang said that cloud is the company’s long-term strategy.

“I think cloud will be the main business of Alibaba in the future,” he told CNBC.

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Chris Udemans

Christopher Udemans is a Shanghai-based data and graphics reporter. He covers Chinese artificial intelligence, mobility, and cybersecurity. You can contact him at chrisudemans [at] technode [dot] com.