made the factories extensions of the U.S. plants

Chinese translation: Made the bought factories as branches of the u.s. plants

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English term or phrase:	made the factories extensions of the U.S. plants
Chinese translation:	Made the bought factories as branches of the u.s. plants
Entered by:	Mark Xiang

09:04 Oct 31, 2005

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English term or phrase: made the factories extensions of the U.S. plants

To bring the Chinese factories up to speed on its business processes and IT, Watts Water bought out its local Chinese partners three years ago (when the Chinese government relaxed the joint venture requirement) and made the factories extensions of the U.S. plants. More and more companies are choosing that option. Direct ownership has become nearly four times as popular as joint ventures, according to the State Statistical Bureau of the People's Republic of China.

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Made the bought factories as branches of the u.s. plants

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Made the bought factories as branches of the u.s. plants

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Note added at 52 mins (2005-10-31 09:56:41 GMT)
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Made the bought factories as (totally US-owned) branches of the u.s. plants

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Made the bought factories as branches of the u.s. plants

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made the factories into extensions of

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made the factories extensions of the u.s. plants

Made the bought factories as branches of the u.s. plants

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谢谢！

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made the factories extensions of the u.s. plants made the factories into extensions of

Explanation:
把工厂变为/变成美国公司工厂的分厂/伸长部分

I am not sure about 分厂. extend = 伸长.

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Note added at 10 hrs 19 mins (2005-10-31 19:24:22 GMT)
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使工厂变为/变成美国公司工厂的分厂/伸长部分

made them into = turned them into

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made them become

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