Photo provided by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation shows that Bill Gates (L) and Melinda Gates annotate the 2019 annual letter in Kirkland, Washington, the United States, on Jan. 8, 2019. Bill and Melinda Gates released their 2019 annual letter on Feb. 12 and a video speech was exclusively broadcast via Xinhua. Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said Tuesday that exciting progress against poverty and disease around the world has been made in 2018, and China has been a major contributor to this progress. Bill Gates has called for strengthened investment in innovation in key areas so that related industries can continue to develop without worsening climate change. In their 2019 annual letter, Bill and Melinda Gates shared nine things that have surprised them over the course of their nearly two decades of work together in global health and development. (Xinhua)
