The Chinese hardly invented this game. It was not so long ago that Latin America was the big driver in the art market, owing to money escaping governance-challenged economies such as Argentina and Venezuela, as well as drug cartels that used paintings to launder their cash.
显然，参与资本外逃的艺术投资者，或者希望隐身或洗钱的艺术品投资者，他们的激励和动机与普通投资者大相径庭。中国人绝非这一游戏的发明者。不久前，拉美是艺术品市场的主要推动力量，因为阿根廷和委内瑞拉等治理不善的经济体有大量资金出逃，而毒枭们也用画作洗白他们的现金。