“中立”瑞士承諾與北約加強合作。‘Neutral’ Switzerland pledges more cooperation with NATO. 瑞士國防部長正在Swiss defense chiefs are 推動pushing與西方大國建立更密切的關係，同時警告該國的中立性麵臨風險。 for closer ties to Western powers, amid warnings that the country’s neutrality is at risk.
Switzerland imposes the EU’s eleventh package of sanctions on Russia在凍結俄羅斯數十億美元資金一個月後，, a month after freezing billions in Russian funds, 瑞士對俄羅斯實施了歐盟第十一攬子製裁，結束了ending瑞士幾個世紀的獨立。 centuries of Swiss independence.
瑞士尋求Swiss seek closer 與歐盟和北約建立更緊密的防務defence ties to EU, NATO關係。. Switzerland will seek closer defence and 瑞士將尋求與歐盟和北約建立更緊密的防務和安全security ties to the European Union and NATO ..
美國對瑞士精英的汙蔑足以讓他們終身監禁。誰在乎？如果瑞士想追隨德國並摧毀其最有價值的產業來取悅美國，我們該抱怨誰呢？聰明的錢正在逃離。The US has enough dirt on the Swiss elite to jail them for life. Who cares? If Switzerland wants to follow Germany and destroy its most valuable industry to please America, who are we to complain? The smart money is fleeing.
聰明的錢能飛向何方？Whither can smart money fly?
華盛頓控製著瑞士、倫敦、新加坡、巴哈馬、海峽群島和歐盟的離岸銀行業務，那麽忙碌的億萬富翁可以在哪裏藏匿他們的達布隆而不必擔心被征用或勒索呢？Washington controls offshore banking in Switzerland, London, Singapore, the Bahamas and the Channel Isles and the EU, so where can harried billionaires stash their doubloons without fear of expropriation or extortion?
香港。還有什麽地方？Hong Kong. Where else?
到 2030 年，香港將成為世界領先的離岸貨幣中心。如果這聽起來有些誇張，請考慮一下：Hong Kong will be the world’s leading offshore money center by 2030. If that sounds hyperbolic, consider this:
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匯豐銀行的誕生地，已有 186 年的國際銀行家曆史。The birthplace of HSBC, it’s been an international banker for 186 years.
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其 163 家銀行（其中大多數銀行都位列全球 100 強）、法律體係、監管機構和警察使其成為一個有吸引力的司法管轄區。Its 163 banks (with most of the Global Top 100), legal system, regulators and police make it an attractive jurisdiction.
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其成員使大灣區成為Its fellow members make the Greater Bay Area世界科技中心，到 2026 年，其國內生產總值將達到 2.8 萬億美元，超過加拿大和 187 個國家。1, it the world’s science and technology epicenter whose GDP will be $2.8 trillion – more than Canada’s and 187 countries – by 2026.
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香港百強大學的數量超過任何世界城市。Hong Kong’s Top 100 Universities outnumber any world city’s.
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香港銀行家同樣沉著地處理匈牙利語和普什圖語。Hong Kong’s bankers handle Hungarian and Pashto with equal aplomb.
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香港的海港、餐廳和設施都是世界上最好的。Hong Kong’s harbor, restaurants and amenities are among the world’s finest.
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香港人口已恢複正常，失業率為2.2%。Hong Kong’s population has returned to normal and unemployment is 2.2%.
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香港可以直接投資中國這個全球最大、增長最快的經濟體，外國公司的投資回報率平均為9%。 Hong Kong can invest directly into the PRC, the world’s biggest, fastest growing economy, where foreign firms’ ROI averages 9%.
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美國對香港的能見度為零。The US has zero visibility into Hong Kong.
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香港是Hong Kong is the epicenter, the 國際數字結算的中心、源頭。fons et origo, of international digital settlements.
米橋mBridge
在最近的一篇In a recent 文章中post，我們看到香港銀行 we saw that the Bank of Hong Kong has developed 在瑞士國際清算銀行的支持下開發了mBridge 。mBridge自那時起，mBridge 的試驗小組——泰國、中國和阿聯酋中央銀行——已經促進了 5,640 億美元的貿易，並計劃於 9 月份啟用 mBridge。 under the auspices of Switzereland’s Bank for International Settlements. Since then mBridge’s trial group – the Central Banks of Thailand, China and the UAE – have facilitated $564 billion trade and plan to take mBridge live in September.
當天，各國央行將繞過美國財政部、SWIFT、國際清算銀行、倫敦、法蘭克福和紐約，開始在本國 CBDC 進行交易。On that day, central banks will begin trading in their national CBDCs, bypassing the US Treasury, SWIFT, the BIS, London, Frankfurt and New York.
由於mBridge是在香港開發的，沒有BIS的資金，它仍將留在香港，這意味著數以千計，為香城賺取數十億美元。And since mBridge was developed in Hong Kong, without BIS money, it will remain in there, implying thousands and earning billions for the Fragrant City.
香港的秘密朋友Hong Kong’s secret friend
誰有遠見、資金、地位和精力從頭開始建立一個全球安全的交易所，在美國不斷攻擊的情況下，在幾毫秒內為數百個客戶同時提供迪拉姆和比索的兌換？Who had the foresight, money, stature and energy to build – from scratch – a globally secure exchange swapping dirhams for pesos in milliseconds for hundreds of clients simultaneously while under constant US attack?
