Alibaba is not a state-owned enterprise, but one of China's largest e-commerce companies, founded by Jack Ma in 1999. Alibaba is listed on the Hong Kong and New York Stock Exchanges and owns numerous Internet platforms and businesses, such as Taobao, Tmall, Alipay, etc. Although Alibaba's development is supported and concerned by the Chinese government, it is not directly controlled by the government, and there is no state-owned capital involved in its ownership and management. Therefore, Alibaba is regarded as a private enterprise, and its business model and decision-making are independent of state intervention.

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Not only is Alibaba not a state-owned enterprise, it is excluded from Chinese companies in some lists. For example, Alibaba and Tencent are not included in the list of "Top 500 Chinese Private Enterprises" released by the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce every year. It is understood that this is mainly because they are both controlled by foreign capital.

Regarding this question, no, Alibaba is a private enterprise in China. It was founded in 1999 by Jack Ma and is headquartered in Hangzhou, China. Alibaba operates in multiple business areas, including e-commerce, Internet finance, cloud computing, etc. Although Alibaba has a large influence in China, it is not a state-owned enterprise.