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5. JONES EXPRESSED CONCERN AT THE POOR QUALITY OF MUCH OF THE WORK CARRIED OUT BY CHINESE CONTRACTORS AND SAID THAT OTHER THINGS EQUAL HE WOULD PREFER NOT TO HAVE CHINESE CONTRACTORS INVOLVED IN THE BB-LED CONSORTIUM. I SAID THAT THERE WAS A GOOD DEAL TO BE SAID POLITICALLY FOR HAVING CHINESE CONTRACTORS ON BOARD, AND THAT FOR SOME ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT CHINESE INVOLVEMENT WOULD PRODUCE A PRICE ADVANTAGE. JONES AGREED.
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