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1/ Xi Jinping and Bill Gates, a Love Story
Xi and Bill first met in Beijing in May 2012, calling for closer cooperation between the Gates Foundation and its Chinese partners on medical care and technology.
https://thechinatimes.com/online/2012/05/3634.html
Xi and Bill first met in Beijing in May 2012, calling for closer cooperation between the Gates Foundation and its Chinese partners on medical care and technology.
https://thechinatimes.com/online/2012/05/3634.html
2/ Xi and Gates slipped off together for a second meeting in April 2013 at the Boao Forum in Hainan, promising China would deepen its cooperation with the Gates Foundation.
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/boao2013/2013-04/09/content_16385960.htm
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/boao2013/2013-04/09/content_16385960.htm
3/ Xi met with Gates a third time at the Boao Forum in Hainan in March 2015, exchanging views on public health.
http://en.people.cn/n/2015/0329/c90883-8870566.html
http://en.people.cn/n/2015/0329/c90883-8870566.html
4/ Xi and Gates met a fourth time during Xi’s 2015 visit to the Seattle, during which Xi visited Microsoft’s headquarters and announced new collaborations with University of Washington, home of IHME. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/reporters-notebook/xi-jinping-visit/president-xi-of-china-arrives-in-seattle
5/ Gates invited Xi over for dinner during his 2015 visit to Seattle, but Xi ghosted him and Gates had to cancel the catering service. https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2015/09/bill-gates-invited-the-chinese-president-to-dinner.html
6/ In a 2017 interview, Gates praised Xi, saying “I am impressed with how hard President Xi works… He’s quite amazing in that he’s able to contribute in a number of ways.”
http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/0406/c90000-9199651.html
http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/0406/c90000-9199651.html
7/ In 2019, Gates met with Peng Liyuan, Xi Jinping’s spouse and goodwill ambassador to the World Health Organization, speaking highly of cooperation with the Gates Foundation.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/21/c_138573086.htm
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/21/c_138573086.htm
8/ Gates has praised China throughout the COVID-19 crisis in contrast to the United States, telling CCN on April 26: “You know, China did a lot of things right at the beginning”. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/04/27/bill_gates_its_not_the_time_to_talk_about_china_china_did_a_lot_of_things_right_at_the_beginning.html
9/ Xi even wrote Gates a thank-you note after Gates committed $100 million to the global pandemic response, especially in China and Africa.
Why, you may ask, would the regime with the world’s largest forced-labor force need this money? Great question.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-02/22/c_138807641.htm
Why, you may ask, would the regime with the world’s largest forced-labor force need this money? Great question.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-02/22/c_138807641.htm
10/ In Aug interview, Gates said “freedom” was hindering the pandemic response. China, by contrast, “did a very good job of suppressing the virus,” thanks, in part, to the “typical, fairly authoritarian” approach and “individual rights that were violated.” https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bill-gates-the-worst-of-the-pandemic-is-yet-to-come-and-freedom-played-a-part-in-the-disappointing-us-response-2020-08-20
11/ It’s hard to see what Gates gets out of his relationship with Xi other than a messianic feeling of grandiosity and self-importance. Gates is always the one giving away money. Does he really believe Xi is interested in public health? Morally, does it even matter?
12/ And that's the big problem with liberal elites—they’re special snowflakes. “Concentration camps are bad, sure, but that’s different—Xi would never harm us!” The CCP knows they trust them, and with lockdowns, they’re using them to defraud the world. https://twitter.com/MichaelPSenger/status/1324083196821164034?s=20
13/ Update: it seems Gates might have been getting more out of this relationship than it first appeared. https://pagesix.com/2021/05/05/translator-denies-splitting-up-bill-and-melinda-gates/
