彭博社：安利利用哈佛大学成就与中国的关系(17)

　　中国的合作伙伴

　　Anthony Saich喜欢这个想法。他谋划了清华大学作为肯尼迪学院中国的合作伙伴，协同国务院发展研究中心。清华大学在2000年开办了一所研究公共政策的学校，Anthony Saich说他急于推动与清华大学的关系，并寻找课程与乐于赞助培训发展的伙伴。钱迅速成为一个棘手的问题。

　　“在中国，向美国输送50名高级官员的计划并未被某些人核准”，Saich说，“Anthony Saich，60岁土生土长的英国人，他在中国曾经编写二十多本书。“什么计划可能会被教授？是不是值得？是有许多担忧的”。所以，Saich开始寻找愿意赞助这个计划并换取机会改善与中国政府关系的公司。

　　Chinese Partners

　　Saich liked the idea. He drew in Tsinghua as a Chinese partner, alongside the State Council’s Development Research Center. Tsinghua had created a school of public policy in 2000, and Saich says he was eager to promote ties with it, as well as to have a partner on curriculum and training development. Money quickly became a sticking point.

　　“Sending 50 senior officials to America was not approved of by some people in China,” says Saich, 60, a native of the U.K. who has written or edited more than 20 books on China. “There were a lot of fears about what the program would teach, would it be worthwhile.”

　　So Saich began looking for a company that would be willing to pay for the program in exchange for a chance to improve its relations with the Chinese government.