英国《每日电讯报》25/07/20077 A9 W* Y% R5 @# j+ j ^
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Why doing business with the dragon is a Chinese puzzle1 h8 E. Z1 r; |; h$ j
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9 Q4 A6 s* `! _1 y! U% ?& ^Barclays' chief executive, John Varley, is not the sort to bang back a few lagers at lunchtime. But who could blame him for sinking a Tsingtao beer with his chow mein and chips, after the deal he has just done with the Chinese?' `# T3 x4 G' ~. ~' A
5 p# Q$ p: B( J5 r8 s* fBy securing an investment of up to £6.6bn from the state-owned China Development Bank (CDB), Varley has boosted Barclays' chances in its battle with Royal Bank of Scotland to buy the Dutch bank, ABN Amro.( O+ A) R- P7 j
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Far more significant, however, is the long-term "guanxi" (relationship) that Barclays has established with the world's powerhouse of growth. ! n) R: G$ ^$ g 8 z4 @+ e) d& i( B- ~2 t- J# @4 R0 T ^ i& c9 C6 |% }
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英国巴克莱银行首席执行官约翰•瓦利，不是那种在午餐时间喝啤酒的人，但在和中国人谈完一单生意（指中国国家开发银行参股巴克莱）后，他吃炒面和炸土豆条时，豪饮一通青岛啤酒，又有谁会去责怪他呢？ / D [3 n8 s: O* d* H7 ^( \8 `; N
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