Procurement：采购

　　中国日报网站报道如下：

　　Aircraft maker¹ Airbus will set up an engineering centre in China next year to further strengthen its Research & Development (R&D) strategy in addition to its significantly increasing procurement² in China, reported China Daily on Tuesday.

　　The centre will employ 50 Chinese engineers next year and will employ around 200 people by the end of 2008.

　　The move is a preparatory step to facilitate China to become a full risk-sharing partner in a future new Airbus programme, with at least a 10 per cent share," said Laurence Barron, Airbus China President in a press conference at the ongoing³ Zhuhai Airshow.

　　Procurement在此表示“（政府的）收买；采购，供货”，例如：arms procurement（采购武器，采办军械）；automatic(al) procurement（计划供应）；design procurement（提供设计）；fund procurement（资金调度，资金筹集）；special procurement（特需，特供）。