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A gift from President Xi

October 5, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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Chinese President Xi presents redwood tree to GIX (AP Photo)

Chinese President Xi Jinping presented the gift of a dawn redwood tree to the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX), a new partnership between the University of Washington and Tsinghua University, during a ceremony at Microsoft headquarters this past week.

Xi presented UW Interim President Ana Mari Cauce, Tsinghua President Qiu Yong, and Microsoft President Brad Smith with the tree, which is native to China and will be planted at the new GIX facility upon its completion.

Established with foundational support from Microsoft, GIX will bring together students, faculty, experts and entrepreneurs in a project-based, globally focused learning environment. This hub for innovation will be located at a new facility in Bellevue’s Spring District. (end)

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Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, China, Chinese President Xi Jinping, GIX, Microsoft President Brad Smith, Spring District, Tsinghua President Qiu Yong, Tsinghua University, Vol 34 No 41 | October 3 - October 9

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