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The Financial Times noted that a simultaneous translation of Buffett's remarks were rendered into Chinese for the first time. Buffett and his longtime business partner Charlie Munger also granted 100 of their Chinese visitors a private audience immediately after coming off stage. Some were given the chance to present their questions to Buffett and Munger too, while American investors now wanted Buffett's view on investing in China. "In the past Buffett tended to dodge the questions about China, claiming he doesn't know the country particularly well. But this year he was more willing to offer his views," said Phoenix Finance. So what is Buffett's take? The 84 year-old is still optimistic about the China market's prospects, despite the astonishing Shanghai bull run. He also drew parallels between the rise of China and the rise of the United States, before suggesting that the destinies of the two countries were intertwined. "As Charlie said earlier, China and the United States are going to be the superpowers for as far as the eye can see," he predicted. Interestingly, when CNBC later interviewed Buffett and his friend Bill Gates (a fellow Berkshire director) the investment ace was less bullish than the Microsoft founder. Asked on live TV which currencies they would bet on for the decades ahead, Buffett was steadfast in support of the dollar. Gates, on the other hand, branched out boldly, saying he would rather own more of China's currency, the