Alibaba: Infrastructuring Global China

Translated from the English by G. Ivanov. – Moscow: Gaidar Institute Press, 2026. – 174 p.

ISBN 978-5-93255-705-1

This book examines the political-economic dynamics in the development of a leading global Internet giant: Alibaba, a prominent example of, as well as providing the basic infrastructure for, China’s outward expansion. Her example illustrates the complex interaction between different state agencies and businesses in the context of China's global rise. Hong Shen investigates the development and expansions of Alibaba and discusses how the company has not only become a leader of China’s increasingly globalizing internet but has also increasingly served as a base for other Chinese companies to enter the global market. This book shows how different investors, both Chinese and outside China, have influenced Alibaba's development strategies, as well as how different state agencies, both domestic and international, have helped or hindered the company's growth, especially its entry into the global market.