Entrepreneurs and investors from around the world attend an important economic forum in Russia. And, Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Bill Gates.

Chinese President Xi held talks with billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates in Beijing on Friday. President Xi and Gates discussed strengthening cooperation between the Gates Foundation and Beijing to accelerate innovation and development.

Meanwhile, the 26th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum has come to a close. This year’s theme focused on Russia’s economic sovereignty and the future of the global economy. 

Joining the discussion: 

• Einar Tangen is a Senior Fellow at the Taihe Institute and Chairman of Asia Narratives.
• Sourabh Gupta is a Senior Asia-Pacific international relations policy specialist at the Institute for China-America Studies.
• Gustavo Ribeiro is the Founder and Editor-in-chief of The Brazilian Report.
• Anton Fedyashin is a Professor of History at American University.

President Xi said the U.S. and China can cooperate to “benefit our two countries” in a meeting Friday with Bill Gates ahead of a visit by Sec. Blinken. https://t.co/66YKPJO88F

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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the economic forum in St Petersburg.https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3

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