Gerard Kleisterlee, chief executive of Philips, the Dutch conglomerate, said: “There will be a structural shift towards Asia and towards China.”

荷兰企业集团飞利浦(Philips)首席执行官柯慈雷(Gerard Kleisterlee)表示：“将出现向着亚洲、尤其是中国的结构性转移。”

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"The development of our quarterly results reflects the unprecedented speed and ferocity with which the economy softened in 2008, " Philips Chief Executive Gerard Kleisterlee said in a statement.

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