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Chinas outward investment 中国的对外投资 HAS China arrived at its Rockefeller Centre moment? In the late 1980s as Japans miracleeconomy was soaring, the Mitsubishi Estate Company bought the Rockefeller Centre inManhattan, a landmark complex built by the eponymous oil and banking clan. Alas,Mitsubishi had to sell, at a big loss, after Japans asset bubble popped. Now it is Chinesefirms that are seeking such trophies in New York. 中国达到了它的洛克菲勒中心时刻吗?20世纪80年代末，日本经济奇迹般飞速增长，三菱房地产公司买下了曼哈顿的洛克菲特中心，它是由齐名的石油和银行业家族建造的一个具有里程碑意义的复杂体。可惜，在日本泡沫经济破灭后，三菱不得不以极大亏损价将其出售。如今，中国公司像是正在纽约寻求此类胜利。 Fosun International, a Chinese conglomerate, has just agreed to pay $725m for 1 ChaseManhattan Plaza, a skyscraper near Wall Street, commissioned by David Rockefeller andcompleted in 1961. This follows a recent investment by Greenland, a Chinese state-ownedfirm, in Atlantic Yards, a big development in Brooklyn. Earlier this year a consortium involvingZhang Xin, a founder of Soho China, a private property giant, bought a stake in the GeneralMotors Building in Manhattan. 中国的一家联合企业，复星国际，刚以7.25亿美元买下第一曼哈顿广场靠近华尔街的一座摩天大楼，由大卫洛克菲勒实施建造并于1961年完成。紧接着，中国一家国有企业绿地集团投资大西洋院，成为布鲁克林的一项重大发展。今年早些时日，中国私有房产巨头SOHO创始人之一张欣也涵括在内的一个财团，购买了曼哈顿的通用汽车大厦的股份。 | 
