He worked as a Chinese teacher at a special high school that was created for the children of ministry workers.

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Ma, a former English teacher, founded Alibaba in 1999 to link Chinese suppliers with retailers abroad.

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Rainbow Ju(ph) - his name - his Chinese name is Ju Ka(ph), and the teacher gave him the name Rainbow.

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"We know the situation in Japan is terrible right now, so we hope that our activities can help the Japanese victims, " said Chinese organizer Jing Yao, a junior aspiring to be Mandarin language teacher.

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