On the evening of June 14, Bill Gates visited China again after three years.。He tweeted and tweeted on social media that he had arrived in Beijing and said he was happy to meet with the Gates Foundation's Chinese partners。

It is reported that Bill Gates last came to China from November 20 to 21, 2019, when he came to participate in the 10th anniversary of the cooperation between China's National Health Commission and the Gates Foundation in tuberculosis prevention and control, and discussed the progress of the project and the future development direction with relevant officials。The Gates Foundation also announced an emergency donation of $5 million to China in early 2020.。

Bill Gates was one of the founders of Microsoft, but in 2008 he resigned from his full-time executive position at Microsoft.。He will step down from Microsoft's board in 2020 and focus on philanthropic work related to global health, education and climate change.。

After leaving office, Bill Gates's philanthropic work was largely carried out through his foundation.。The full name of the Gates Foundation mentioned in its social media is the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is co-funded by Bill Gates and his ex-wife Melinda Gates and has more than 1,500 regular employees, making it the world's largest charitable foundation.。

The Gates Foundation established its Beijing office in 2007 and launched its first project in China in 2008.。Over the next decade, the Foundation has continued to expand its cooperation with China, covering projects such as poverty alleviation, tuberculosis and AIDS prevention and control, tobacco control, agricultural development in Africa and malaria eradication.。

In addition to Bill Gates, so far this year, the world has included Apple CEO Cook, Qualcomm CEO Amon, Tesla CEO Musk, Samsung head Lee Jae-yong, lithography giant ASML CEO Wennink and other business giants have visited China.。As these "big men" are still in office, so the trip to China is basically related to the business of their own enterprises, such as visiting factories, meeting with Chinese entrepreneurs, business negotiations and so on.。

Since Bill Gates has been transformed into a philanthropist, the painting style of his visit to China is slightly different from that of other business people.。He said he will meet with the Gates Foundation's Chinese partners。The reason for coming to China is that "China has a lot of experience in these areas, from developing new antimalarial drugs to investing in climate-adaptive solutions.。We need to help more people around the world make this happen.。"

Before the "China trip," Bill Gates gave a video speech at the 2023 Zhongguancun Forum on May 26。In his speech, Bill Gates remained focused on philanthropy and reviewed his work in China.。He said that China has remarkable experience and expertise and has been committed to investing in scientific and technological innovation.。China will be able to make a unique contribution to the world by sharing its scientific and technological achievements and successful experiences。

In his speech, he mentioned the work of the Gates Foundation in China, including its partnership with the Beijing Municipal Government and Tsinghua University to establish a global health drug research and development center, and its partnership with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences to help African countries improve their rice seed systems, among other things.。

In response to the global food crisis, Bill Gates also revealed that he would next visit West Africa because African countries are particularly vulnerable "in the face of high food prices, heavy debt and increasing rates of tuberculosis and malaria."。

Prior to this visit to China, Bill Gates was also interviewed by the media via video in Seattle.。In the interview, he expressed his expectation for the trip to China: "I very much hope to return to China and visit our partners.。I miss China very much, and I also hope to communicate with my partners in which areas we have made progress and in which areas we have encountered challenges.。I'm really looking forward to it。The Gates Foundation's two largest areas of work are health and agriculture.。We want to use the power of innovation and work with all parties to help countries in Africa and elsewhere.。"

Although Bill Gates now revealed that the itinerary is only related to charity, but because Microsoft's investment in OpenAI detonated the global AI boom, so many people are also concerned about whether Bill Gates will have AI-related itinerary this time.。

When talking about AI in an interview, Bill Gates said: "The emergence of any new technology is always accompanied by benefits and risks.。For example, the advent of cars, to this day there are still many deaths caused by cars。Artificial intelligence has many benefits, such as promoting education。The Khan Academy, supported by the Gates Foundation, is trying to use artificial intelligence technology to provide personalized learning tutoring.。The foundation is also studying how to use artificial intelligence technology to provide medical services to poor countries that lack medical care.。"

He also said that today's artificial intelligence can allow computers to complete basic reading and writing tasks, and this is just the beginning。We still need to do a lot of work to make it perfect.。But even so, AI can already help make many people more productive and solve some major inequities.。These are the main concerns of the Gates Foundation.。

According to media reports, the Gates Foundation announced a "global grand challenge" in May, with a total of $3 million, providing up to $100,000 to each enrolled project to test new uses of artificial intelligence, overcome daily obstacles and solve many difficult problems in low- and middle-income countries.。