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Politics● LowAug 27 · Aug 27, 2026, 9:06 AM

Gates pitches US-China AI cooperation ahead of Xi meeting

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post

Bill Gates is likely to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year as the Microsoft co-founder seeks to rally support for global cooperation on artificial intelligence (AI) risks. A meeting may take place in November, Reuters reported on Wednesday citing a Gates spokesman. Xi last met his “old friend” in 2023, when Gates became the first foreign business leader to visit the Chinese president following the Covid-19 pandemic. Gates also published a 6,000-word essay on Wednesday that called...

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