Summary of the visit to China by Bill Gates, co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft, the first foreign businessman to meet President Xi Jinping this year What are you talking about?
Bill Gates, co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft, a global technology giant from the United States A few days before the visit of the United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken
Bill Gates, who arrived in China on June 14, 2023, was the first foreign businessman to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping this year.
Previous visits to China include Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Jamie Dai, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, but none met China’s top leader.
Other business executives visit China for business purposes, but Bill Gates visits in a different light. Because legally, he no longer has a job to manage a business organization. and he is considered one of China’s benefactors Because his Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been contributing to development in China for many years.
On Friday, June 16, Bill Gates met with Xi Jinping at the Diaoyutai State Hotel in Beijing. It is a state hotel used by the Chinese government to host high-ranking foreign guests, including Chinese ambassador Wang Yi and Foreign Minister Qin Gang.
What did Xi Jinping and Bill Gates talk about? “Prachachat Business” summarized foreign media news reports in 7 points as follows:
1. Xi Jinping told Bill Gates that he was very happy to meet Bill Gates and that Bill Gates was the first “American friend” he met this year.
2. Xi Jinping suggested that the relationship between the private sector and the people of the United States and China does not need to comply with state policy. But it can do better than that.
“I always say, The foundation of relations between the United States and China depends on the peoples of both countries. I place my hopes on the American people. “
“With the current situation of the world We can carry out activities that benefit our countries and our people. and activities that benefit all humanity.”
3. Bill Gates told Xi Jinping that it was “an honor to have the opportunity to meet.”
“We always have good conversations. And we will have many important topics to discuss today. I’m really disappointed that I haven’t been in the last four years, so it’s really exciting to be back.”
4. China’s People’s Daily newspaper reported that President Xi said during a meeting with Bill Gates that China would not follow the path of seeking hegemony. but will work with other countries to achieve common development.
5. Xi Jinping said, “China is ready to carry out extensive scientific and technological innovation cooperation with all countries in the world. It will also engage and promote action on global challenges such as climate change. epidemic prevention and public health”
6. Xi Jinping said that China is ready to further strengthen cooperation with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in related fields. and will provide support and assistance to other developing countries according to their capacity.”
7. In addition to meeting with color On 15 June, Bill Gates met with the mayor of Beijing to discuss cooperation in the field of drug discovery. and delivered a speech at the Global Health Drug Discovery Institute on the need for technology to address global health challenges.
On this visit to China, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Beijing municipal government (Beijing municipal government), which established the foundation together with Tsinghua University in 2016, pledged funds to support Tsinghua University’s drug discovery and development capabilities Foundation, another organization, 50 million US dollars (about 1,733 million baht) over the next 5 years
