# Prof. Joseph Foudy on potential Chinese government regulation of Alibaba

1 Faculty News May 27, 2014>

Excerpt from [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-27/alibaba-s-china-base-is-both-good-news-and-bad-for-ipo-investors.html) -- "'Anything that harms Alibaba has a direct impact on the reputations of everyone in the industry,' said [Joseph Foudy](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/joseph-foudy), a professor of Asian studies at New York University’s Stern School of Business. 'That doesn’t mean they won’t do it, it just means that decision will be taken at the highest level, where they’re tremendously proud of Alibaba.'"

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Additional coverage appeared on [Bloomberg Businessweek](http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-05-27/alibaba-s-china-base-is-both-good-news-and-bad-for-ipo-investors).