On John Francis Davis and“Reticent”Policy

On the eve of the Opium War,J.F.Davis,His Majesty’s Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China,put forward“Reticent”policy to ease the Sino-British relations after“Napier’s Fizzle”.The“Reticent”policy is an informal foreign policy towards China,the main purpose of which is to safeguard Britain’s economic interests in China.However,due to the compromise of this policy,it aroused the dissatisfaction and resistance of British businessmen in China,so it was not implemented for a long time.After the“Reticent”policy failed,the British government turned to the“gunboat”policy.

伊顿公司任命Kenneth F．Davis为车辆集团总裁

日前，伊顿公司宣布，任命KennethF．Davis为车辆集团总裁。他将于2011年1月1日履任新职，接替已宣布决定将在2011年6月底退休的JosephRPalchak。