中國併購王抨擊美國簽證政策

The Chinese industrialist poised to take control of Italian tyremaker Pirelli has attacked the US, saying he is missing out on investment opportunities in the country because his visa applications are routinely rejected.

已準備好收購意大利輪胎製造商倍耐力(Pirelli)的中國實業家對美國發出抨擊，稱他錯過了許多在美國的投資機會，因爲他的簽證申請經常遭到拒絕。

Ren Jianxin, the chairman of state-owned ChemChina dubbed China’s “merger king”, has previously orchestrated half-a-dozen acquisitions in countries including France, Norway, Israel and Australia, but has yet to do a big deal in the US in part because of his inability to reliably obtain visas.

中國化工(ChemChina)總經理任建新有中國“併購王”之稱，此前他已策劃過6次海外收購，涉及法國、挪威、以色列和澳大利亞，但迄今尚未在美國有什麼大的交易活動，部分原因在於他無法獲得赴美簽證。

“I was scheduled to attend a series of important business meetings in the US in January, February and March, but without a valid US visa I could not make them,” he said. “Inevitably this has left a bad impression on our potential [US] business partners who may think I am not serious about opportunities there.”

任建新說：“我原本預定1月、2月和3月去美國參加一系列重要的商務會議，但由於沒有有效的美國簽證，我無法成行。這肯定會給我們的（美國）潛在商業夥伴留下不好的印象，他們可能認爲我不認真看待那兒的商機。”

Last year China and the US announced that they would issue 10-year visas to promote commerce and tourism between the two countries, but Mr Ren has yet to benefit from the programme. “I think it’s just a misunderstanding,” he said. “But without a US visa I have no other option but to travel to Europe and other parts of the world.”

去年中美宣佈將簽發10年期簽證，以促進兩國之間的商業和旅遊活動，但任建新還沒有從該計劃中受益。他說：“我認爲這只是個誤會。但是沒有美國簽證，我別無選擇，只能前往歐洲和世界其他地區。”