Dou Liguo was invited by Alibaba to ring the bell because he was one of the earliest Internet practitioners and well-known investors in China, and he has made outstanding contributions to the development of China's Internet industry. Alibaba is China's largest e-commerce platform. In order to commemorate its fourth anniversary of listing, it invited industry pioneers such as Dou Liguo to ring the opening bell of the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, representing the prosperity and development of China's Internet industry and the strong growth of the economy.

This move is also to recognize Dou Liguo's contribution to China's Internet and his symbolic significance as an important figure in China's Internet field.