Nevertheless, some business officials said, Folkestone has profited from the tunnel construction.

Both he and business officials believe in less bureaucracy and more autonomy for the schools.

She called it Class, a cash management program for municipal and school business officials.

Many business officials said that they had little choice but to try to shift more to their employees.

"In principle, business is business," said a Japanese business official, who also asked not to be identified.

The prospect of large gains in two-way trade is one point cited by business officials and others who want to end the barriers.

"This year, some units are giving their workers double, even triple the amount of goods they gave last year," a Chinese business official said.

In a state where half the services always seem to be on strike, for example, business officials say the Communists have brought unparalleled labor-management stability.

In March, a candy factory that employed about 150 workers, many of them from the neighborhood, shut down its operations as well, several business officials said.

Children are sexually exploited through networks involving foreigners, military, police, government and business officials.