China's Xi Holds Rare Meeting With Bill Gates, Welcomes U.S. Cooperation

Xi Jinping met with Bill Gates ahead of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to China
Xi emphasized the potential benefits of cooperation between the U.S. and China
The Gates Foundation pledged $50 million to bolster the Global Health Drug Discovery Institute's capacity to develop drugs to fight diseases like malaria and tuberculosis
Gates visited China for the first time in four years and praised Chinese researchers
Xi told Gates that China would work with other countries on innovative technologies to address global challenges