Bill Gates meets Xi Jinping as US-China tensions simmer

Microsoft's co-founder Bill Gates met China's President Xi Jinping on Friday as tensions remain high between Washington and Beijing. Mr Xi told Mr Gates that he was "The first American friend" he had met in Beijing this year, according to Chinese state media. Mr Gates is the latest high-profile US business leader to visit China since it reopened its borders. While they held meetings with senior Chinese officials, they did not meet Mr Xi. Mr Gates is in China in his role as the co-chairman of the The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation he started with his former wife. Mr Blinken - who is the first US cabinet official to visit China since 2019 - is scheduled to arrive in Beijing this weekend.

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