So, while bribery in China may facilitate growth to some extent, it does not produce the kind of competitive business environment that supports long-term gains. Indeed, the reality is that corruption imposes a large, often random, tax on businesses, not least by discouraging officials from cutting red tape for all firms – a move that really would boost growth.
因此，贿赂或许在一定程度上刺激了中国的增长，但并没有营造出支持长期增长的竞争性商业环境。事实上，现实是腐败给企业带来了一项沉重的、往往是随机出现的税负，尤其是这样做让官员更加不愿放松束缚所有企业的红头文件——而这才是真正的刺激增长的行为。