Chinese business tycoons are earning a greater reputation and more say around the globe. That’s the result of China’s stable economic growth amid the world economic downturn. In order to make successful Chinese entrepreneurs more well-known in China as well as abroad and reward their efforts, CCTV is holding an awards ceremony this Wednesday evening. Ten business and economic leaders will be given the CCTV 2012 Economic Person of the Year awards.
　　 One winner of this prestigious award is Jack Ma, the head of e-commerce giant Alibaba. His platform taobao.com and tmall.com created a historical 19 billion yuan in online sales on November 11th, that’s about 3 billion US dollars of sales volume in one single day. His Alibaba group also went private in mid 2012. Analysts say the former English teacher may plan a separate listing for his platforms.
　　 Another winner tonight is Liang Wengen, the head of Sany Group. The company merged with German manufacturing giant Putzmeister this year and paid 360 million euros. The merger allows Sany to gain market access in more than 110 countries and regions. Liang also took the bold move and sued US President Barack Obama for blocking a wind farm project, and surprisingly announced to move its headquarters to Beijing.
　　 Another winner is Yang Yuanqing, the head of Chinese computer giant Lenovo, which was recently crowned with the title of the world’s largest PC maker. This comes after Lenovo became the world’s second largest PC maker in October, 2011.
　　 Other winners include Ning Gaoning, the head of China’s state-owned food company COFCO, Yu Liang, the head of real estate giant Vanke, and Wang Jianlin, the chairman of Dalian Wanda Group. 7 out of 10 winners work in the real economy.
　　12月12日晚，2012年度“CCTV中国经济年度人物”揭晓。十大经济年度人物名单如下：三一集团董事长梁稳根 、阿里巴巴CEO马云、联想集团CEO杨元庆、中粮集团董事长宁高宁、大连万达董事长王健林、阳光保险董事长兼总裁张维功、中国船舶工业集团董事长胡问鸣、中国建筑材料集团董事长宋志平、万科股份总裁郁亮、沈阳机床董事长关锡友。
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　　同为获奖者的阿里巴巴董事会主席马云和万达董事长王健林，在颁奖现场设置的辩论环节，两人就“电商会否取代传统的店铺经营”这一话题展开辩论。两人更设下亿元赌局，对赌十年后电商在零售市场份额能否过半。
　　我一定说电商会胜”，马云的观点简单直接。马云指出电商不可能完全取代零售行业，但也会“基本取代”。他进一步表示，今天电子商务不是想取代谁，不是想消灭谁，而是想建设更加新颖的、透明的、开放、公正、公平的商业环境，去支持更多的年轻人成长发展。
　　 “但是我不认为电商出来，传统零售渠道就一定会死”，王健林的反驳基于三个观点：一是电商份额目前仍然很小，二是零售渠道有独特的存在价值，三是零售商会采取措施积极应对。王健林举例说，美国前十大电商都是零售渠道。