2023-06-19 00:57:00
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Bill Gates, co-chairman of the Bill-and-Melinda-Gates Foundation, in Beijing on Friday.
Xi praised Gates and the Gates Foundation for their long-term work in support of global poverty reduction, health, development and philanthropy.
(Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)
“Currently, sweeping changes unseen in a century are accelerating across the world. I have proposed the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative to offer Chinese solutions to global challenges,” Xi said.
Xi said China is primarily focused on solving its own problems. According to him, China is a big country with a population exceeding 1.4 billion. Its long-term stability and sustainable development are important contributions to global peace, stability and prosperity.
China will consolidate its achievements in poverty reduction, achieve rural revitalization and continuously improve the health of rural people, Xi said.
Stressing that China is committed to advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts through Chinese modernization, Xi said the country will never fall into the pattern marked by the pursuit of hegemony, and instead work with other countries to achieve common development and build a community with a shared future for mankind.
Xi said China is ready to carry out broad cooperation with all countries in terms of scientific and technological innovation, as well as play an active role in participation and promotion in responding to global challenges such as the climate change, the fight against the pandemic and public health.
(Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
China will continue to intensify cooperation with the Gates Foundation in relevant fields, and offer support and assistance to other developing countries within its capabilities, Xi said.
“You are the first American friend I meet in Beijing this year,” Xi told Gates, noting that people should move around and communicate more to understand each other better as the world emerges from the crisis. COVID-19 pandemic.
“The foundation of China-US relations lies in the people. We have always placed our hopes in the American people and wished the best for the friendship between our two peoples,” Xi said.
Gates spoke about the progress of cooperation with China and his vision for the future. He said China has made remarkable achievements in poverty alleviation and COVID-19 response, setting a good example to the world.
The Gates Foundation is committed to strengthening cooperation with China in the areas of innovation, global poverty alleviation, public health, drug research and development, and agriculture, and to disseminate successful practices and technologies to other developing countries, Gates said.
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