http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesMeanDifficultQuestion/gkgkm/post.htm#552261Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:22:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552261wholegrain0http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesMeanDifficultQuestion/gkgkm/post.htm#552261http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552261.xmlHow about this? ...direct investments (FDIs) to maximize the transfer of knowledge and technology to its State Owned Enterprises... I don&#39;t know, I didn&#39;t write this... But I think they meant that the Chinese force foreign firms to train local workers (KNOWLEDGE) and force them to make parts of what they sell to China locally and force them to give some of their technology in exchange of the access of their markets.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesMeanDifficultQuestion/gkgkm/post.htm#552247Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:22:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552247RayH1http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesMeanDifficultQuestion/gkgkm/post.htm#552247http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552247.xmlHow about this? ...direct investments (FDIs) to maximize the transfer of knowledge and technology to its State Owned Enterprises...http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesMeanDifficultQuestion/gkgkm/post.htm#552244Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:22:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552244Mr Wordy2http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesMeanDifficultQuestion/gkgkm/post.htm#552244http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552244.xmlThe sentence appears faulty to me. Without &quot;knowledge and&quot; it would be OK. The words &quot;knowledge and&quot; convey a sense that knowledge, perhaps specifically knowledge of technology, perhaps specifically residing in its SOEs, is being maximised for the betterment of China&#39;s domestic labour force, but syntactically they do not actually fit.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesMeanDifficultQuestion/gkgkm/post.htmThu, 26 Feb 2009 11:22:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552172wholegrain3http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesMeanDifficultQuestion/gkgkm/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552172.xml&quot;Also the Chinese State dealt with foreign direct investments (FDIs) to maximize the knowledge and transfer of technology to its State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) for the betterment of its domestic labor. On the other hand China was a market that could not be ignored due to its opportunities and growth potential.&quot; http://www.asiacase.com/case/southAsia/essecAs-airbus.html Also the Chinese State dealt with foreign direct investments (FDIs) to maximize the knowledge f or the betterment of its domestic labor and transfer of technology to its State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) for the betterment of its domestic labor. On the other hand China was a market that could not be ignored due to its opportunities and growth potential . or Also...