New Economy Forum
Bill Gates Says His Axed Nuclear Reactor Is a Trade War Warning
- Companies, economists warn trade war will slow tech innovation
- Danger of going back to ‘dark ages’ without U.S.-China deal
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When Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates tried to build an experimental nuclear reactor in China, his plan was thwarted by U.S. foreign investment restrictions. At Bloomberg’s New Economy Forum this week, Gates described the scuttled reactor project as “a five-year setback for technology.”