Chinanews.com, January 29. Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft Corporation and billionaire Bill Gates, said at a dialogue held in Australia recently that the rise of China is a "major victory for the world".
On January 23, local time, Bill Gates made the above statement when he discussed global challenges with Mike Fulilov, executive director of the Lowy Institute, at a dialogue meeting held by the Australian think tank Lowy Institute.
Image source: Video screenshot from the website of the Lowy Institute
When talking about China, Gates said: "I tend to see China's rise as a major victory for the world. China's population accounts for nearly 20% of the world's total population, and its proportion in the global economy today is exactly the same as its proportion in the global population. match."
"On this issue, I agree very much with Rudd (former prime minister of Australia)," Gates said.
Referring to U.S.-China relations, Gates said: "I do think the current U.S. mentality toward China -- it's a lose-lose mentality. If you ask an American politician 'hey, do you want the Chinese economy to shrink by 20% or to grow? 20%', I reckon they'll choose to support 'yes, let's go poor those people' without understanding that for the global economy, for the discovery of cancer drugs, for the solution to climate change, we have to work together."
Image source: Video screenshot from the website of the Lowy Institute
Gates also pointed out that the United States is politically weak and that countries such as China need to play a greater role in world governance.
He said: "America is weaker politically today than in the past, you know, it's scary for the world. The current world system was designed with the US at the head. As other countries get richer, including China and India These middle-income countries, including China, need to play a greater role in global governance."
In March 2017, Gates came to China and gave a speech at Peking University on the theme of "China's Future: Innovation, Philanthropy and Global Leadership".
He believes that China is accelerating its pace to become a global leader at a time when some countries are beginning to turn their attention inward and withdraw from international affairs.
He once said in 2021 that China is committed to enabling the population of low-income countries to benefit from innovations, and has increasingly become an important force for global inclusive innovation.
"China continues to invest in scientific research and strives to ensure that these new ideas and new tools become effective public goods, saving lives and improving the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world."
Regarding China's help to other countries in the fields of health and agriculture, Gates said in 2022 that China has great advantages in fields such as health and agriculture, which are very helpful to developing countries.
China's agricultural science and technology strength is also increasing.
In the field of breeding, there are also many opportunities for research institutions and the private sector, with many breeding technologies.
On November 19, 2022, the opening ceremony of the 2nd World Health Forum will be held at Tsinghua University.
Gates said in a video speech that China has played a leading role in dealing with major global issues such as the new crown epidemic.
"I am very pleased to see China taking positive actions to play a global leadership role on these major issues. China has rich experience in helping hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and responding to large-scale public health crises."