Dead ringer: Photographs of Jack Ma lookalike go viral on the internet in China

Photographs of a security guard who looks like the internet tycoon Jack Ma have gone viral on the internet in China, according to a newspaper report.

Ke Quanshou, 58, said he was often asked to pose for pictures because of his likeness to the head of the e-commerce firm Alibaba, the Chengdu Economic Daily reported.

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Ke lives in Chengdu in Sichuan province and even his son says he is a dead ringer for Ma.

“A resident here often jokingly calls me ‘bro Ma’ every time he walks by me,” Ke was quoted as saying.