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FROM NEWS DEPARTMENT
YOUR TELNO 1206: RADIO FOUR ON CHINA'S INTERNATIONAL TRADE
1. MINISTERS HAVE AGREED. RADIO 4 HAVE PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING
PROGRAMME OUTLINE:
BEGINS
THE SIGNS ARE THAT WESTERN EXPORTERS HAVE FAILED TO UNDERSTAND
THE COMPLEXITIES AND DIFFICULTIES OF TRADE WITH CHINA. THE
BRITISH IN PARTICULAR HAVE FOUND IT TO BE AN EXPENSIVE PROCESS
WITH UNCERTAIN REWARDS.
2. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAS RECENTLY CONCEDED SOFT LOANS TO
ASSIST BRITISH EXPORTERS TO CHINA, AND OFFICIALS OF BOTH BRITAIN
AND CHINA AGREE THAT RELATIONS HAVE NEVER BEEN BETTER.
3. BUT EVEN WHEN THE SEAL IS DRY ON CO-OPERATIVE JOINT VENTURES,
THE WORK IS JUST BEGINNING. AND THEN PROJECTS CAN RUN INTO
PROBLEMS. WHAT ARE THE PROSPECTS FOR BRITISH TRADERS IN CHINA
AND WHAT IS THE PRICE OF SUCCESS?
4. THIS PROGRAMME WILL EXPLORE SUCH AREAS AS:
EFFICIENCY IN A CHINESE FACTORY: RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CHINESE
WORKERS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT EXPERIMENTS WITH FOREIGN
NON-SOCIALIST MANAGEMENT THE FATE OF SOME OF THE MAJOR BRITISH
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