问答题 {{B}}Passage 3{{/B}} Let me illustrate that. As China grows world class companies and these go out into international markets, many are attracted to Britain. We now have over 170 mainland Chinese companies operating profitably and successfully in Britain, and many more from Hong Kong. Our trade and investment support organization, UK Trade & Investment, operating in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, assisted many of these companies in their new venture and have contributed to their success. Investment in Britain from China is growing quickly. Lenovo, Huawei, China Digital Display are among the companies which have established their lead operations for Europe in Britain. // We offer an open and successful economy. We are the world's fifth largest trading nation, and probably the most international in orientation—so a great place for Chinese companies wishing to develop international competitiveness. We are the second largest investor overseas. We are the leading European investor in China, with 3, 400 joint ventures and nearly US $20 billion in contractual investment. To take a recent example, Bookham, the British optical component technology company has just acquired a new factory in Shenzhen. // Crucially, Britain is also the second largest recipient of inward investment in the world. That means the best companies from around the world choose Britain to base their investments in Europe, and to help in their global research effort. // How can all this help Chinese companies? First, we have learnt that investment overseas—the "going out" policy in China—brings enormous benefits to the parent company and to its own home economy over the short and long term. We have the longest experience as a country in helping new investors to succeed with profit. // Second, we know how important it is to choose the right country to invest in on the basis of objective criteria. The most important criterion is the judgment of international business, and international business has shown clearly its own preference for Britain as the location of choice in Europe. // About 40% of America's and Japan's massive investments in Europe go to one single country out of the 25 nations that make up the EU—to Britain. The consensus from the Chinese communities in Asia is even stronger. 70% of Hong Kong's and Taiwan's investment in Europe goes to Britain, and 50% of Singapore's. Only last month Huawei of Shenzhen celebrated the inauguration of Huawei UK. This important investment project, creating 200 new jobs over the next three years, is the largest Chinese investment made in Britain to date. // Third, we have a very open and advanced economy. Some of the most advanced users in the world for all ICT services are based in the City of London, a global financial center. The UK was rated as the best environment for e-commerce among major markets in a recent survey. We are a leading market in mobile communications, in digital television, and in other areas. // Fourth, we are at the heart of European business, and the location of choice for European Headquarters. Europe—the world's largest single developed market—has just got bigger, growing with the accession of Central and Eastern European countries to nearly 500 million people. // (Excerpts from the speech delivered by the British Ambassador Sir Christopher Hum at the opening of the 7th China Beijing International High-tech Expo on May21, 2004)