富豪盖茨和巴菲特向中国富豪推广慈善

美国的亿万富豪盖茨和巴菲特要求中国的超级富豪考虑把他们新积累的一些财富捐献给慈善事业。不过这个想法遭遇到一些抵抗。微软公司的创始人之一盖茨和投资家巴菲特邀请几十位最富有的中国人参加星期三的一个晚宴，向他们推广从事慈善事业的艺术，就像他们在美国已经做的那样。

但是中国的新闻报导说，被邀出席晚宴的人之中，有些人不愿意参加，担心会受到压力。盖茨和巴菲特保证说他们不会迫使任何人放弃他们的财富。美国福布斯杂志说，有64个中国人的资产超过了10亿美元，其中大部分财富是在过去20年里聚积起来的。

U.S. billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are asking China's super rich to think about giving some of their new-found fortunes to charity. The idea, however, is meeting some resistance. Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation and investor Buffett invited several dozen of the richest Chinese to dinner on Wednesday in an effort to sell the art of philanthropy, much as they have done in the U.S.

But Chinese news accounts said some of those invited were reluctant to attend for fear of being pressured. Gates and Buffett offered reassurances that they would not be pushing anyone to give away his fortune. Forbes magazine says there are 64 Chinese with more than $1 billion, most of which was accumulated in the last two decades.