英国《每日电讯报》25/07/20076 g; g! e6 H8 G0 c" P! [! a8 T
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Why doing business with the dragon is a Chinese puzzle) p) ?( l3 ?) ^6 ?% p1 Y/ |
F4 {! W7 @+ H . D! }7 u2 z! D/ q. L) W- ]2 Y xBarclays' 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? 2 h9 @, _5 [2 R, |6 Y" [ 2 K0 }- Q" y! ~& a2 F' ^, r' w+ eBy 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. 0 |# n9 |* n& Z! H1 h. v' w * {, L1 j* c' C6 K7 r! c6 zFar more significant, however, is the long-term "guanxi" (relationship) that Barclays has established with the world's powerhouse of growth.$ R4 N, e2 A8 ]
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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？ $ {7 M5 w0 n) c/ k
