He was followed by real estate developer Wang Jianlin, machinery maker Liang Wengen, and Internet tycoons Robin Li and Ma Huateng.

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In addition to Ma, several others have become billionaires, including Robin Li of search giant Baidu and Ma Huateng of Tencent, an entertainment and Web portal company.

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He also notes that the chance of success for new entrepreneurs is smaller now than for the earlier generation made of such superstars as Robin Li of Baidu and Jack Ma of Alibaba.

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On the other side of the territory, Maple Ma and her husband Dave Li live in an apartment twice the size of Mr Chang's, but they are starting to feel cramped.

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People like Li YanHong and Robin Li, founders of Baidu.com, or famed entrepreneur Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba group, which owns the most popular e-commerce sites, or Pan Shiyi and wife Zhang Xin, the Donald Trumps of China.

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Top seeds Chen Qi and Ma Lin of China beat Ko Lai-chak and Li Ching of Hong Kong 11-6 11-9 7-11 11-8 8-11 11-5 to take the men's doubles gold in table tennis and keep China on track for another Olympic title sweep in Athens.

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