2月24日,英国政府派出的“高级公关”——财政大臣戈登·布朗(Gordon Brown)结束了3天的访华活动,回到英国。布朗此行的主要目的之一是向中国高层表达了英国政府对正在进行的上汽与罗孚合作谈判的关切之意,他的积极游说也使得罗孚被上汽收购的计划大大加速。据有关方面称,上汽集团将很快向有关政府部门递交一份完整的可行性研究报告,双方的合资 On February 24, Gordon Brown, minister of the exchequer, sent by the British government, ended his three-day visit to China and returned to Britain. One of Brown’s main objectives was to express to the Chinese executives his concern over the ongoing negotiations between SAIC and Rover. His aggressive lobbying also accelerated Rover’s plan of being acquired by SAIC. According to the parties concerned, SAIC will soon submit to the relevant government departments a complete feasibility study, the joint venture between the two sides