英国《每日电讯报》25/07/2007 7 E$ r; \% X" [, E 4 Q5 V: A$ {3 {: b+ D4 T, _ 0 Z- z" h) w* z! b# A7 ]2 J7 f' a2 ` 8 C0 U4 {' \6 H# w0 ?5 V" z3 p' |6 s$ H8 p6 l8 Q0 e0 i
Why doing business with the dragon is a Chinese puzzle , |: e% e% m) @! L$ S, A0 D8 y/ H8 K0 D! Y
3 A, o+ y. [" g: SBarclays' 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?3 Q; D5 l/ K, c) c3 \
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By 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.9 L$ C( @, v! j2 j/ ~
) O& g$ k5 {) O. t% j$ t+ EFar more significant, however, is the long-term "guanxi" (relationship) that Barclays has established with the world's powerhouse of growth. [; E' @( |9 ~* k1 {' @$ G& w3 X3 ^0 I/ g! S
+ T8 ]1 e9 r7 g2 t+ w% @ ; b% D2 h7 E$ u; |6 a6 U2 N8 |, `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？ ) j# j! f F& d% I( { . {% O- k/ v. r0 [0 E' M 从中国国家开发银行得到一笔高达66亿英镑（约990亿元人民币）的投资后，瓦利使巴克莱银行在收购荷兰银行上，拥有更多机会战胜竞争对手苏格兰皇家银行。在很多海外公司渴望进入中国之际，瓦利却说服中国人出资参加他的俱乐部。 0 o% z# \* r. S- @) D# P! ` 5 M& F7 K" G( |: x# O+ f6 D 这是迄今中国对外国公司做出的最大一笔投资。投资者对此充满信心，巴克莱银行的股票涨了5%左右。瓦利说：“中国国家开发银行可以选择全球任何一家银行，但它偏偏看中了巴克莱，因为我们做好了结盟的准备。这给了我们真正的动力。” : F1 N( I/ C. O/ W; ~% k
