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1 ]% ^+ M* T; F+ b, p! @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? ( H7 K4 D1 V) Q0 ]! G& S9 l8 U+ P$ j: l& H5 W0 D
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. $ y; o$ i! b) K( X5 J & [5 P( r% ?/ RFar more significant, however, is the long-term "guanxi" (relationship) that Barclays has established with the world's powerhouse of growth. " g1 ^- W" h# T% P' o | & H q+ _" f1 W" J& P # K4 a1 @% D* L& M! @ N& \6 ~6 Q, l0 G8 | u( D
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? - y4 h1 I" t* v* ]