Gates' foundation pledged US$50 million (S$66.84 million) to help Chinese efforts to battle disease. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING - Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates met President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday, after his foundation pledged US$50 million to help Chinese efforts to battle disease.
The meeting comes ahead of an expected visit to China by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday. The US$50 million will support “efforts to improve health outcomes worldwide through lifesaving therapies for infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria, which disproportionately affect the world’s poorest”, the Gates Foundation said in a statement.
“I’m hopeful China can play an even bigger role in addressing the current challenges, particularly those facing African countries.”Mr Gates last visited China in 2019, where he met with first lady Peng Liyuan to discuss his foundation’s work in HIV/AIDS prevention.
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