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Very unlikely indeed. The government/party bigwigs he recently antagonize are not going to let an entrepreneur shame them publicly and let him get away with that. He's keeping or being kept out of public view until things are settled. I don't think they care what other countries assume and therefore there's no way for pressure to build up

That would be pretty stupid. Then they would have already gotten the PR hit of killing him, might as well do it.

Maybe I am not as crazy as I thought

"After reports speculating about Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s whereabouts, CNBC’s David Faber reported Tuesday that the billionaire is not missing, according to a person familiar with the matter. Instead, Ma has been lying low for the time being, Faber reported."

Likely lying low either at the demand of the party or for his own self preservation. I doubt he would be trying to really force the party's hand.