彭博社：安利利用哈佛大学成就与中国的关系(21)

　　越南计划

　　在肯尼迪学院的民主治理和创新ASH中心，以Anthony Saich为首，目前在培训从上海、印尼、越南来的官员。中国南方电网有限公司和正大集团的泰国投资公司赞助了肯尼迪学院的培训项目，其毕业生包括薄瓜瓜，他是已经名誉扫地的中国政治局前成员薄熙来之子。

　　安利资助的计划已激起了中国网民的批评，他们质疑官员派往海外学习的必要性和费用。Anthony Saich说，“许多中国人不知道这个计划是如何得到资金支持的”。今年的计划已经由前几年在哈佛大学的4个星期缩短至12天。Julian Chang---ASH中心的执行主任说，“中国政府已削减被觉察到的培训过度问题，包括海外培训。但学生们还会在密歇根州安利公司的总部度过两天。”

　　与此同时，在中国，安利的网络继续扩大。郑女士，合肥市的那个女销售代表，现在已经把自己奉献给了安利，她全职推销安利产品，虽然她还没有赚到任何钱。

　　“安利是我的中国梦”，她说，“如果你谈论教育，我没有太多；如果你谈论工作经验，我也不多。安利是我通向美好生活的门票！”

　　Vietnam Program

　　The Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, which Saich heads, now trains city staff from Shanghai and Indonesian and Vietnamese officials. State-owned China Southern Power Grid Co. and Thai investment firm Charoen Pokphand Group Co. have sponsored training programs at the Kennedy School, whose recent graduates include Bo Guagua, son of Bo Xilai, the disgraced former member of China’s ruling Politburo.

　　The Amway-funded program has provoked online criticism by Chinese citizens who question the need and expense of sending public officials overseas, Saich says, adding that many Chinese don’t know how the program is funded. This year’s program was shortened to 12 class days at Harvard from four weeks in previous years. Julian Chang, executive director of the Ash Center, says the Chinese government has been cutting back on perceived excesses, including overseas training. The students also spent two days in Michigan.

　　Meanwhile, in China, Amway’s network continues to grow. Zheng, the saleswoman in Hefei, is now devoting herself full time to selling Amway products, though she has yet to make any money.

　　“Amway is my China dream,” she says. “If you speak about education, I don’t have much. If you focus on relevant work experience, I haven’t got much either. It’s my ticket to a better life.”