Today Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with US billionaire and founder of Microsoft Bill Gates. The leader of the world’s second biggest economy called Gates an “old friend.” And Gates was also apparently pleased to see Xi, saying the two “always had great conversations.” To find out what they discussed, The World’s host Carol Hills spoke to Chun Han Wong, the author of “Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China’s Superpower Future.” He joined the show from Singapore.
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