Chinese leader Xi Jinping called Bill Gates “the first American friend I’ve met in Beijing this year.” The business magnate visited China and met with Xi on Friday. Just one day ahead of that meeting, the Gates Foundation pledged to pour millions into a Chinese medical research institute it helped establish years ago.

Topics in this episode:

1. ‘Old Friend:’ Xi Jinping Meets Bill Gates in Beijing
2. Micron ‘Committed’ to China with $600M Investment
3. China’s Gotion to Move Forward with Michigan Plant
4. EU Will Halt Telecoms Services from China’s Huawei, ZTE
5. Is China’s Brics Banks Failing to De-Dollarize?
6. U.S. Mulling AI Bill to Outpace China
7. S. Korea President Oversees Live-Fire Drills with U.S.
8. Chinese Fan Detained for Interrupting Soccer Match
9. U.S. Decision to Rejoin the Unesco: Interview
10. ‘A Friend of China’ Not a Complimentary Term: Pelson on Bill Gates’ Meeting with Xi Jinping

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