But progress has been slow, because China’s politicians have put nurturing financial centers – which should be the objective of local governments – at the heart of the country’s financial development. Indeed, equating financial liberalization with privileges for cities designated as “financial centers” undermines the very goals of liberalization – namely, to reduce government control and to accelerate the development of financial markets.
但是这一进程缓慢，因为，中国的政客们把推进金融发展的重心放在打造金融中心这个地方政府的目标上去了。实际上，将金融自由化与城市被列为“金融中心”的特权等同起来恰好放慢了金融自由化的目标，也就是减少政府控制，加快金融市场的发展。