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China’s Xi greets ‘old friend’ Bill Gates in first meeting with a US business magnate in years

Headline from KTVZ Bend, on the newest of 3 developments

By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Bill Gates and Xi Jinping met Friday, marking the Chinese leader’s first known one-on-one meeting with a Western business figure in years. Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft (MSFT) and world’s fifth-richest man, is in Beijing this week for his first trip to the…

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3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Bill Gates reportedly meeting with Xi Jinping on China trip

    Headline from Geek Wire ·

  2. Microsoft's Co-Founder Bill Gates Will Reportedly Meet China's Xi This Week

    Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia ·

  3. Newest

    China’s Xi greets ‘old friend’ Bill Gates in first meeting with a US business magnate in years

    Headline from KTVZ Bend ·

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32 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Daily Caller

    Bill Gates To Meet One-On-One With China President Xi Jinping: REPORT (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Microsoft founder Bill Gates is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to China on Friday, according to Reuters.

  2. New York Post

    Bill Gates may get one-on-one meeting with China’s Xi Jinping, sources say (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The encounter will mark Xi’s first meeting with a foreign private entrepreneur in recent years.

  3. Geek Wire

    Bill Gates reportedly meeting with Xi Jinping on China trip (opens Geek Wire)

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    Geek Wire's feed description

    Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping as part of his trip to China, according to a report from Reuters. Gates said Wednesday that he landed…

  4. FOX Business

    Bill Gates makes first China visit in 4 years, will reportedly meet with Xi Jinping (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday announced he is in China for the first time since 2019, becoming the latest high-profile business leader to visit in recent months.

  5. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Microsoft's Co-Founder Bill Gates Will Reportedly Meet China's Xi This Week (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Gates tweeted saying he had landed in Beijing to “visit with partners” working on global health and development challenges for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

  6. NBC News

    Bill Gates visits China as leaders try to revive foreign business interest (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Microsoft Corp. co-founder is among a series of foreign business figures visiting China after the end of anti-virus controls.

  7. Fortune

    Xi tells Bill Gates China wants to work with world on innovation (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    "You are the first American friend I’ve met in Beijing this year."

  8. KTVZ Bend

    China’s Xi greets ‘old friend’ Bill Gates in first meeting with a US business magnate in years (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Bill Gates and Xi Jinping met Friday, marking the Chinese leader’s first known one-on-one meeting with a Western business figure in years. Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft (MSFT) and world’s fifth-richest man, is in Beijing this week for his first trip to the…

  9. Al Jazeera

    Chinese President Xi meets Bill Gates, calls him ‘an old friend’ (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Xi stressed US-China cooperation in meeting with Gates saying common development should be the aim, not hegemony.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Bill Gates meets China's President Xi Jinping – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    President Xi said that Gates was the "first American friend" he has met this year and hoped for "continued friendship" the two countries.

  11. NBC News

    Chinese president Xi Jinping stresses cooperation in meeting with Bill Gates (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Xi saying he was happy to see Gates, who he called an “old friend,” after three years without meeting during the pandemic.

  12. Digital Journal

    Bill Gates to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Bill Gates will meet President Xi Jinping on Friday, after his foundation pledged $50 million to help Chinese efforts to battle disease.

  13. New York Post

    China’s Xi tells Bill Gates he hopes US-China friendship will continue (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Gates, who arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, told Xi that he was “honored” to have the chance to meet.

  14. Forbes

    Bill Gates Meets Chinese President Xi Jinping In Beijing (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Gates' meeting with Xi follows several high-profile visits to China by U.S. business leaders, including Elon Musk and Tim Cook.

  15. The Boston Globe

    Bill Gates meets Chinese president Xi Jinping on China visit (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Microsoft’s co-founder Bill Gates has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping just days after a visit to Beijing by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

  16. The Daily Caller

    Xi Jinping Calls Bill Gates An ‘Old Friend’ At Beijing Meeting (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Chinese President Xi Jinping referred to Microsoft founder Bill Gates as "an old friend" during a meeting in Beijing.

  17. FOX Business

    Bill Gates grins in photo with China's Xi Jinping, who calls Microsoft founder an 'old friend' (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Tech billionaire Bill Gates met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday, where Xi referred to Gates as his "old friend"

  18. Fortune

    Xi Jinping calls Bill Gates an ‘old friend’ as he welcomes him to Beijing—and matches his Foundation’s $50 million gift to Chinese research (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    “I’m excited to visit with partners who have been working on global health and development challenges,” Gates tweeted as he landed in Beijing.

  19. NBC 6 South Florida

    Bill Gates Visits China, Hot on the Heels of Elon Musk, With Xi Meeting Confirmed (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Microsoft’s co-founder Bill Gates is set to meet President Xi Jinping on Friday, a day after meeting Beijing’s mayor to discuss a drug discovery partnership with China.

  20. UPI

    Xi Jinping welcomes Bill Gates as 'first American friend' to visit Beijing this year (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Bill Gates in Beijing on Friday saying the co-founder of Microsoft was the "first American friend" he had met in the capital this year.

  21. New York Times

    Bill Gates, in First Visit to China Since 2019, Meets With Xi (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    China’s president, Xi Jinping, calls Mr. Gates “the first American friend I met in Beijing this year.”

  22. Forbes

    Bill Gates Meets With Chinese President Xi Jinping In Beijing (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The billionaire cofounder of Microsoft has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday, discussing issues related to poverty reduction and public health.

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