Bill Gates answers

9: 30 this morning, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates in Tsinghua University · to the future: innovation in China ", published a brilliant speech.

After 20 minutes of questions and answers site. Microsoft Research Asia, Dr. Dean to the ocean to Institute blog message of SINA Netizen seek to the first question. Shen Yuan in Eve read the thousands of Internet users, online questions, select a representative issues: China and the Chinese people will benefit from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?

In appreciation for the many enthusiastic after Chinese netizens, Bill Gates thought · slightly and made the following answer:

Microsoft's success I accumulated wealth.

I've been thinking how to better use them for the benefit of mankind. I have always thought that the children of wealth for yourself and not be a wise choice. So me and my wife Melinda up our Foundation.

In today's society, I see a very big problem is the value of human life was unequal treatment.

In some poor, poor countries, life in the presence of a disease threats, they are faced with diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, and vaccine development in these areas had not been adequate attention, because these diseases in developed countries have been very rare. Currently, our Foundation and the Chinese Government, universities and research institutions, AIDS, malaria and other infectious diseases prevention and control have close cooperation.

In addition, I yesterday in Rice Research Institute and rice experts talk, find our Foundation and Chinese research institutions in agricultural areas also have great potential for cooperation.

China's leading world rice production technology, we are dedicated to the Foundation and the Chinese Government maintains cooperation to help developing countries, especially African countries, improving food shortage.

　　

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