Jack Ma, co-founder of Alibaba Group, speaks at a summit in Fujian Province, China on September 25, 2020. - Lyu Ming/China News Service/Getty Images Chinese leader Xi Jinping hosted Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma and the country’s top tech executives in Beijing on Monday, in a meeting that signals officials could be steering the country in a more business-friendly direction after a yearslong regulatory crackdown. Besides Ma, the other tycoons in attendance included Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, BYD CEO Wang Chuanfu, CATL CEO Zeng Yuqun and Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun, according to a report from state broadcaster CCTV. The symposium on...