Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has extended its invitation to American small businesses to the e-commerce site as a way to sell their products in China.

中国电商巨头阿里巴巴邀请更多的美国小型企业加入该网站以便在中国出售产品。

Jack Ma, the founder and executive chairman of the company, is currently in New York to present his thoughts on Alibaba's global expansion.

The company went public on the New York Stock Exchange in September. Its core e-commerce platforms are Tmall and Taobao.

Chinese consumers spent $440 billion online in 2014, and sales are expected to rise to $1 trillion by 2019.