Another China Bank Is Courted By the West.

Reports that Goldman Sachs & Co. and Allianz AG of Germany are in talks to acquire a one-billion dollar stake in China's largest state-owned bank, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Author's view that the talks come at a time when some of the world's biggest financial institutions are rushing into China to acquire states in some of the country's largest state-owned banks ahead of planned initial public offerings in the next few years; Review of recent deals involving state-owned banks and Bank of America Corp. and UBS AG; Comments on the deals from Jack J. T. Huang, overseer of China coverage for the law firm Jones Day in Taipei, Taiwan.