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TMR 0011	(DOCNO 880203-0011)

File: /afs/cs.cmu.edu/project/cmt-15/pangloss/mikro/TMR/ejv0011.tmr
Primary Author: Ralf Brown 
Last Edit: 24 October 1994 Donalee Attardo

December 1993


Headline: International Corporate Report: Consultancy Venture to Be Established
	in China

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last-modified: Dec-09-93 RB

TMR_0011
	speech_act		statement_1
	heads			%say_1 %create_1 %own_1 %own_2 %own_3 %own_4
				%advise_1 %engage_1
	stylistic-factors	style_1
	time-relations	temp-rel_1 temp-rel_2 temp-rel_3 temp-rel_4
				temp-rel_5 temp-rel_6 temp-rel_7 temp-rel_8
	attitudes		attitude_0 attitude_1 attitude_3 attitude_4
				attitude_5
	focus
	coreferences		(%company_1 %company_5)
				(%company_2 %company_6)
				(%company_3 %company_7)
				(%company_4 %company_8 %company_9)
	domain-relations	domain-rel_1 domain-rel_2
	textual-relations

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;; Speech Act

statement_1
	scope		(set %say_1 %create_1 %own_1 %own_2 %own_3 %own_4
			%advise_1 %engage_1)
	speaker		*author*
	hearer		*reader*
	time		time_0
	source		
	location
	relation
	attitude	attitude_0

time_0
	instance-of	*time
	type		*date
	date		880203		; revealed in article's dateline
	day		"Wednesday"	; computed

attitude_0
	type		epistemic
	value		1
	attribution	*author*
	scope		TMR_0011
	time		time_0

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last-modified: Jan-27-94 DA

;; Stylistic Factors

style_1
	formality	.5
	respect		.5
	politeness	.5
	simplicity	.5
	color		.5
	force		.5
	directness	.5

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;; China's first joint-venture management-consulting firm will be established
;; by BEIJING INTERNATIONAL TRUST & INVESTMENT CORP., or Bitic, NEDERLANDSCHE
;; MIDDENSTANDSBANK N.V., K.K. YEUNG MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LTD. and SCRIVEN
;; TRADING LTD., the four concerns said.

;;---------------------------------------------

;; "... the four concerns said ..."

%say_1
	agent		set_1
	theme		%create_1
	time	time_1
	aspect		aspect_1
	attitude	attitude_1
	polarity	positive

set_1
	member-type	*company
	cardinality	4
	elements	%company_1 %company_2 %company_3 %company_4

%company_1
	name		"Beijing International Trust and Investment Corp."
	alias		"Bitic"

%company_2
	name		"Nederlandsche Middenstandsbank N.V."

%company_3
	name		"K.K. Yeung Management Consultants, Ltd."

%company_4
	name		"Scriven Trading, Ltd."

time_1
	absolute-time	{past}

aspect_1
	phase		end
	iteration	single
	duration	momentary
	telicity	true
;;---------------------------------------------

;; "China's first joint-venture management-consulting firm will be established
;; by BEIJING INTERNATIONAL TRUST & INVESTMENT CORP., or Bitic, NEDERLANDSCHE
;; MIDDENSTANDSBANK N.V., K.K. YEUNG MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LTD. and SCRIVEN
;; TRADING LTD. ..."

%create_1
	agent		set_1
	theme		%tie-up_1
	time	time_2
	aspect		aspect_2
	attitude	attitude_1
	polarity	positive

%tie-up_1
	activity	(set *management *consulting)
	location	$China
	established	quantifier-rel_1
	headquarters	$Beijing 	;; see next sentence

;; together with set_2, this relation specifies that %tie-up_1 is the first
;; m-c firm in China
quantifier-rel_1
	type		>
	arg-1		%tie-up_1
	arg-2		set_2

;; the set of all management-consulting firms established before the joint
;; venture, which happens to be an empty set
set_2
	member-type	%company_10
			    activity 	(set *management *consulting)
			    location	$China
			    established	quantifier-rel_2
	cardinality	= 0
	complete	yes

quantifier-rel_2
	type		<
	arg-1		set_2
	arg-2		%tie-up_1

time_2
	absolute-time	{future}

aspect_2
	phase		end		; "create" is an achievement
	iteration	single
	duration	momentary
	telicity	true

attitude_1
        type            epistemic
        value           1
        scope           %say_1
        attribution     set_1
        time            time_1

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;; Bitic is a Chinese state-owned investment company, Nederlandsche
;; Middenstandsbank is an Amsterdam-based international bank, K.K. Yeung is
;; a Hong Kong management-consulting company, and Scriven is the
;; representative office for Beijing's trading and investment interests in
;; Hong Kong.

;; None of the above translates into a head of its own; all provide 
;; (possibly previously unknown) information about the four companies.
;; We give them separate instances here, then use co-references to link
;; them with the previous mentions, which give us an indication of when
;;  particular pieces of information were expressed in the source text

;;---------------------------------------------

;;the phrase "or BITIC" cues the relation inclusive-or.

domain-rel_2
	type	inclusive-or
				arg-1	company_5.name
				arg-2	company_5.alias

%company_5
	name		"Beijing International Trust and Investment Corp."
	alias		"Bitic"
	ownership	%government_1
	activity	*investment

%company_6
	name		"Nederlandsche Middenstandsbank N.V."
	activity	*international-banking
	headquarters	$Amsterdam
	
%company_7
	name		"K.K. Yeung Management Consultants, Ltd."
	activity	(set *management *consulting)
	location	$Hong Kong

%company_8
	name			"Scriven Trading, Ltd."
	corporate-relations	%representative-office_1

%representative-office_1
	represents	%interest_1

%government_1
	country		$China

%interest_1
	type		set_3
	interest-of	$Beijing
	location	$Hong Kong
	cardinality	> 1

set_3
	cardinality	= 2
	elements	(set *trading *investment)

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;; The Beijing-based venture will be owned 10% by Scriven and 30% by each
;; of the other three partners.
;;	-> Scriven will own 10% of the j.v.
;;	-> Nederl. Mid. will own 30% of the j.v.
;;	-> K.K. Yeung will own 30% of the j.v.
;;	-> Bitic will own 30% of the j.v.

;;	Scriven will own 10%...
%own_1
	agent		%company_9
	theme		%tie-up_1
	multiple	0.10
	time	time_3
	aspect		aspect_3
	attitude	attitude_3
	polarity	positive

%company_9
	name		"Scriven Trading, Ltd."
	alias		"Scriven"

time_3
	absolute-time	{future}

aspect_3			; gaining ownership is an achievement
	phase		end
	iteration	single
	duration	momentary
	telicity	true

;; Bitic will own 30%...
%own_2
	agent		%company_5
	theme		%tie-up_1
	multiple	0.30
	time	time_4
	aspect		aspect_4
	attitude	attitude_3
	polarity	positive

time_4
	absolute-time	{future}

aspect_4			; gaining ownership is an achievement
	phase		end
	iteration	single
	duration	momentary
	telicity	true

;; Nederl. Midd. will own 30%...
%own_3
	agent		%company_6
	theme		%tie-up_1
	multiple	0.30
	time	time_5
	aspect		aspect_5
	attitude	attitude_3
	polarity	positive

time_5
	absolute-time	{future}

aspect_5			; gaining ownership is an achievement
	phase		end
	iteration	single
	duration	momentary
	telicity	true

;; K.K Yeung will own 30%...
%own_4
	agent		%company_7
	theme		%tie-up_1
	multiple	0.30
	time	time_6
	aspect		aspect_6
	attitude	attitude_3
	polarity	positive

time_6
	absolute-time	{future}

aspect_6			; gaining ownership is an achievement
	phase		end
	iteration	single
	duration	momentary
	telicity	true

attitude_3
	type		epistemic
	value		1
	scope		(set %own_1 %own_2 %own_3 %own_4)
	attribution	*author*
	time		time_3

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;; It will advise clients on investment and finance and engage in project
;; financing and management, as well as technology transfers.

;;---------------------------------------------

;; "It will advise clients on investment and finance..."

%advise_1
	agent		%tie-up_1
	theme		set_4
	beneficiary	set_5
	time	time_7
	aspect		aspect_7
	attitude	attitude_4
	polarity	positive

set_4
	cardinality	= 2
	elements	(set *investment *finance)

set_5			; clients of the joint venture
	member-type	%client_1
				    client-of	%tie-up_1
	cardinality	> 1

time_7
	absolute-time	{future}

aspect_7
	phase		continue
	iteration	single
	duration	prolonged
	telicity	false

attitude_4
	type		epistemic
	value		1
	scope		%advise_1
	attribution	set_1
	time		time_7

;;---------------------------------------------

;; "... and engage in project financing, project management, and tech. xfer."

%engage_1
	agent		%tie-up_1
	theme		set_6
	time	time_8
	aspect		aspect_8
	attitude	attitude_5
	polarity	positive

set_6
	cardinality	= 3
	elements	(set %financing_1 %management_1 *technology-transfer)

%financing_1		; "project financing"
	type		*project

%management_1		; "project managment"
	type		*project

time_8
	absolute-time	{future}


aspect_8
	phase		continue
	iteration	single
	duration	prolonged
	telicity	false

attitude_5
	type		epistemic
	value		1
	scope		%engage_1
	attribution	set_1
	time		time_8

;; relation of addition cued by "as well as"

domain-rel_1
	type		addition
					arg-1 %technology-transfer_1
					arg-2 (set %advise_1 %engage_1)

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;; Time Relations

;; the four companies made the announcement before the article was written

temp-rel_1
	type	after
	arg-1	time_0
	arg-2	time_1

;; they will create the joint venture in the future

temp-rel_2
	type	after
	arg-1	time_2
	arg-2	time_0

;; Scriven will own 10% in the future

temp-rel_3
	type	after
	arg-1	time_3
	arg-2	time_0

;; Bitic will own 30% in the future, at the same time that Scriven owns 10%

temp-rel_4
	type	at
	arg-1	time_3
	arg-2	time_4

;; Nederl. Midden. will own 30% in the future, at the same time that Scriven
;; owns 10%

temp-rel_5
	type	at
	arg-1	time_3
	arg-2	time_5

;; K.K. Yeung will own 30% in the future, at the same time that Scriven owns
;; 10%

temp-rel_6
	type	at
	arg-1	time_3
	arg-2	time_6

;; The j.v. will advise in the future

temp-rel_7
	type	after
	arg-1	time_7
	arg-2	time_0

;; The j.v. will engage in... in the future

temp-rel_8
	type	after
	arg-1	time_8
	arg-2	time_0

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