Name: 比紐約還小但卻是全亞洲最富有！新加坡是如何瘋狂致富的？ (How Singapore Got So Crazy Rich)
Uploaded: 2024-05-27T07:10:53.000Z
Duration: 7 min 1 s

This tiny island nation is smaller than New York City,

也是世界上最富有的國家之一。

Its GDP per capita itself has surpassed the likes of the UK,

the US, France and other developed countries.

Singapore has transformed itself from a colonial trading port

新加坡已從殖民地時期的貿易港口

to a buzzing financial center that's envied the world over.

到全世界都羨慕的熱鬧金融中心。

And it's held up as an example for any country

seeking to grow a robust, high-tech economy.

Its wealth is the product of decades of planning

by a party that's been in power since independence.

由一個自獨立以來一直掌權的政黨執政。

So what's Singapore's formula for success?

那麼，新加坡的成功之道是什麼呢？

And as its leadership changes for the first time in 20 years,

這也是該組織 20 年來首次更換領導層、

When Singapore became independent in 1965,

the first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, and other founding leaders

首任總理李光耀和其他創始領導人

So if they wanted to develop an export-led economy

是以，如果他們想發展出口導向型經濟

they would need to build up the country's manufacturing industry.

它所處的地理位置使其更具優勢。

It has access to the Strait of Malacca, to the Indian Ocean,

它可以通往馬六甲海峽和印度洋、

to the South China Sea, which makes it a pivotal shipping hub.

它通往中國南海，是一個舉足輕重的航運樞紐。

So it did this initially by transforming Singapore into a manufacturing base

是以，它最初的做法是將新加坡改造成一個製造業基地

with a focus on labor-intensive industry at first

as a stepping stone to a more developed economy.

作為通向更經濟發達的墊腳石。

He laid the fundamentals, which is a solid financial

and legal system, stable and largely clean government,

和法律制度，穩定且基本廉潔的政府、

making sure that the public transport system is efficient,

has world-class health care infrastructure.

擁有世界一流的醫療保健基礎設施。

Lee started laying the groundwork for what is now

Singapore's biggest source of wealth, finance.

新加坡最大的財富來源--金融。

Following the lead of places like the US and UK,

he liberalized the financial services industry with lighter touch regulation.

他放寬了對金融服務業的監管。

The legacy of that approach is evident today.

如今，這種做法的影響顯而易見。

4200 multinational companies have regional headquarters here.

4200 家跨國公司在這裡設立了地區總部。

Singapore's corporate tax rate is just 17%

and can hit 13.5% or lower for some activities.

在某些活動中可能達到 13.5% 或更低。

That's also because Lee's successor, Goh Chok Tong,

這也是因為李的繼任者吳作棟、

continued to lean into attracting big business.

Singapore shifted emphasis to a knowledge-based economy

that relies more on creativity and growing Singapore's entrepreneurs.

更依賴於創造力和新加坡企業家的成長。

In 2004, Lee Hsien Loong,  Lee Kuan Yew's eldest son,

2004 年，李光耀的長子李顯龍、

And he realized to retain the flow of businesses and wealth,

他意識到要留住企業和財富的流動、

it needed to be an even more attractive place to live in.

它需要成為一個更具吸引力的居住地。

Singapore had to become a destination in itself.

新加坡本身必須成為一個目的地。

It had embarked on an ambitious land reclamation project in the 1970s.

它在 20 世紀 70 年代開始實施一項雄心勃勃的土地開墾項目。

that space was filled with not just offices and apartment buildings,

那片空間裡不僅有辦公樓和公寓樓、

but entertainment hubs, changing the city skyline in the process.

但娛樂中心，並在此過程中改變了城市的天際線。

One example was bringing in the F1 night race.

其中一個例子就是引入 F1 夜賽。

integrated resorts, as they're called in Singapore.

because the Chinese and Indian economies were booming.

因為中國和印度的經濟正在蓬勃發展。

Singapore was ideally situated to attract the region's

新加坡地理位置優越，可以吸引本地區的

ultra-wealthy, who could then enjoy the casinos and nightlife,

超級富豪們可以享受賭場和夜生活、

The results - the total value of assets under management in Singapore

jumped from $420 billion at the  start of Lee Hsien Loong's tenure

從李顯龍上任之初的 4,200 億美元躍升至 3,000 億美元

While Singapore has been an economic success,

雖然新加坡在經濟上取得了成功、

for the restrictions on civil liberties and the media.

freedom of the news media must be subordinated

to the overriding needs of the integrity of Singapore.

there was this climate of fear in Singapore.

People were afraid to criticize the government.

Subsequent governments also faced criticism for maintaining a tight grip.

後來的政府也因保持嚴格控制而受到責備。

抗議活動在很大程度上仍然是非法的。

The government is defiinitely cognizant that its population is changing.

政府清楚地認識到其人口正在發生變化。

At the same time, Singapore needs to stay competitive

as other countries learn from its model of growth.

因為其他國家也在學習它的增長模式。

And climate change is becoming  a threat to national security.

氣候變化正在成為對國家安全的威脅。

is inheriting as the country's new prime minister.

He is seen as having more of a common man's touch.

在人們眼中，他更像一個普通人。

我們應該在今天的基礎上再接再厲。

We should affirm and reinforce what works well for Singapore.

我們應該肯定和加強對新加坡行之有效的做法。

While the People's Action Party still forms the ruling government,

雖然人民行動黨仍然是執政黨、

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