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There is a new trend in the investment by multinational enterprises: to shift their businesses and technical transformation to establishing production bases, the core strategy is first to occupy the huge Chinese market.
Reviewing the short-term investment history: in 1992, most multinational companies merely set up representative offices in China and mainly engaged in trade. www.zuomeng.org
But since 1995, they have shifted to establishing production bases, especially the share holding companies (such companies are the highest form of foreign investment, besides investment and reinvestment, their responsible also includes product agency, the training of personnel, providing information and supplying funds). Such multinationals include Omron, Hitachi, Panasonic, Sanyo, Fujitong, Toshiba, Isuzu of Japan, Siemens, Bayer, Henkel of Germany, General Electric, IBM, Motorola, and Dell Computer of America.
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In recent years, multinational companies have accelerated their large investment in China. McDonald's alone has built 52 factories in China. ABB Group established 20 joint ventures. Volkswagen AG set up four large joint ventures and one solely-invested enterprise with a total investment of U.S.$ 2 billion. In addition, Boeing has three large joint ventures, and the key components of 3100 Boeing planes now flying worldwide were made in China. Moreover, with the relocation fever, multinational companies are intensifying their localization strategy of the "root in China".
According to employment records, foreign-funded enterprises favor local professionals. The director of human resources for Microsoft (China) Co., Ltd. says, over 500 their employees are Chinese, and most of them are masters and doctors. To our surprise, more and more senior posts are being taken by Chinese. In the ABB (China) Group, of 5000 employees, nearly ten general managers are Chinese, while foreign senior officials are very few. www.jiemnegdaquan.cn
In order to ensure that their products keep up with the changing market, multinational companies lay special emphasis on the localization of R & D and the expansion towards the intellectual service field. Some powerful companies have increased their R & D investment and established research institutes in China. A "China fever" has been started by foreign IT magnates.
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multinational adj.多国的, 跨国公司的 www.zuocaiwang.com
accelerate v.加速, 促进
sale n.出售, 销路, 销售额 www.jokeso.com
strategy n.策略
rearrangement n.重新整理
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trend n.倾向, 趋势 www.jiemnegdaquan.cn
multinational enterprise跨国企业
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shift vt.转移, 改变
technical transformation技术转让 copyright www.yingyuzaixian.com(英语在线)
transformation n.转化, 改革, 转换
representative offices办事处
establish vt.建立, 设立, 确定 www.zuomeng.org
production base生产基地
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core strategy核心战略 www.jiemnegdaquan.cn
core n.果核, 中心, 核心 www.jiemnegdaquan.cn
occupy vt.占领, 占据
share holding companies持股公司
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product agency产品代理
training of personnel人员培训
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supply funds提供资金
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joint ventures合资企业
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solely-invested enterprise独资企业 本内容来自英语在线(www.yingyuzaixian.com)
key components关键零部件
relocation n.再布置, 变换布置
fever n.狂热, 高度兴奋
intensify vt.加强 www.pingshuwang.net
localization strategy本地化战略
employment n.雇用, 职业
foreign-funded enterprise外资企业
favor vt.照顾, 喜欢 www.zuomeng.org
professionals n.专业人员
director n.主任, 主管, www.zuocaiwang.com
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master n.硕士 本内容来自英语在线(www.yingyuzaixian.com)
doctor n.博士 www.86zuowen.com
senior posts高级职位 www.jokeso.com
general manager总经理 www.jiemnegdaquan.cn
senior officials高级官员
intellectual service field智力服务范围
research institute研发机构
"China fever""中国热"
magnate n.巨头, 富豪
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At the end of last year, Microsoft invested U.S.$ 80 million in a China Research Institute specializing in essential research. It also declared recently that U.S.$ 50 million investment will be made in the Microsoft Asian Technology Center in Shanghai, the highest level research institute of Microsoft in China.
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Siemens intensifies the localization of key technology. After a century of introducing track communication technology into China, vice president Mr. Burt said, "a century's experience persuaded us that a key factor securing the successful operation is the localization of key components. www.zuomeng.org
In November 1999, Motorola (China) Electric Co., Ltd. built the "Motorola China Research Institute" in Beijing. It now has altogether eighteen R & D centers in China (including Hong Kong), 650 research personnel with a investment of RMB 1.3 billion, covering advanced semiconductor materials, micro-controller, CDMA, Will system, and chips for mobiles and software. By the year 2001, there will be 25 research centers and 1000 research personnel with a total investment of RMB 1.8 billion.
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Northern Telecom International Ltd., IBM, Intel, Du Pont Holding Co., Ltd., P & G, Ericsson, Nokia, Panasonic and Mitsubishi have all established research centers, technological development centers and laboratories in China. AT &T even plans to open the first "Bell Lab". A French company will build "technological zones" in Beijing and Shanghai, including a chip factory and four application labs.
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Thanks to the acceleration of component localization brought about by the establishment of R & D institutes by multinational companies, costs are reduced and the competitiveness is increased. www.yingyuzaixian.com 英语在线
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declare vt.宣称, 宣布, 宣告 www.jokeso.com
China Research Institute中国研究学会 本内容来自英语在线(www.yingyuzaixian.com)
institute n.协会；学会；学院
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Microsoft Asian Technology Center微软亚洲技术中心
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Siemens西门子（公司）
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localization n.地方化，本土化
key technology 关键技术 本内容来自英语在线(www.yingyuzaixian.com)
track communication technology跟踪通讯技术
track n.轨迹, 跟踪
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persuade v.说服, 劝说, (使)相信, 劝某人做(不做)某 www.jiemnegdaquan.cn
factor n.因素, 要素, 本文来自英语在线（www.yingyuzaixian.com）
component n.成分 adj.组成的, 构成的
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Motorola (China) Electric Co., Ltd摩托罗拉（中国）电器有限公司 www.86zuowen.com
Motorola China Research Institute摩托罗拉（中国）研究学会 www.jiemnegdaquan.cn
research personnel研发人员 www.jokeso.com
advanced semiconductor materials先进的半导体材料
micro-controller微型控制器 www.zuomeng.org
chip n.集成电路片
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software n. 软件
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Northern Telecom International Ltd北方电讯国际有限公司 www.zuomeng.org
zone n.地域, 地带, 地区 本内容来自英语在线(www.yingyuzaixian.com)
application labs应用实验室 www.jiemnegdaquan.cn
competitiveness竞争力(性)
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