by BoatSurfer600
Microsoft
’s co-founder Bill Gates will be meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, Reuters reported Wednesday citing two sources familiar with the matter.The meeting will be Xi’s first with a foreign CEO in recent years, the report said, as the Chinese leader stopped travelling overseas for almost three years after China shut its borders during the pandemic.
It could be a one-on-one meeting, Reuters said without revealing details on what they might discuss.
CNBC reached out to China’s ministry of foreign affairs but did not hear back at the time of publication.
The two men met in 2015 on the sidelines of the Boao forum, a gathering for political and business leaders, held in Hainan province. They discussed views on enhancing public health service and poverty reduction, according to China’s foreign ministry.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/15/bill-gates-will-reportedly-meet-chinas-xi-this-week.html