The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is providing financial assistance to the Ministry of Science and Technology of China in its bid to tempt foreign scientists to the country, the National Pulse reported. The Grant The $100,000 grant served the purpose of organizing a forum on “pandemic preparedness and response,” which would focus on “leveraging…
Gates Foundation Funding China to Recruit Foreign Scientists
Blinken Says US Business Leaders Should Be ‘On Guard’ About Chinese Investments
American business leaders should be cautious about Chinese investments, warned Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Blinken sounded the alarm on Tuesday while speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit. “There is no distinction between a so-called private enterprise and the state,” he said. “If a private Chinese enterprise makes the investment, the state…
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