中国的隐性税收征管手段正变得越来越明显；纳税人需要缴纳的税款也在不断增加。但这些税款真的是“欠”纳税人的吗？
China’s hidden levies are becoming more visible Taxpayers now owe more. But is more owed to taxpayers?
举例来说：从阿尔·卡彭（Al Capone）到克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多（Cristiano Ronaldo），吴华涛（Wu Huatao）这样的逃税者其实并不显得特别突出。不过，这位小商贩的胆大妄为还是值得被关注的。据上海税务局称，吴华涛每年实际收入约为55万元人民币（8.2万美元），但他仅申报了9000元人民币的税款。他还谎称自己是远洋船员以享受税收减免，而实际上他根本从未出海工作过。当税务官员联系他时，他直接屏蔽了他们的电话号码。
Illustration: Cornelia Li mong tax evaders, from Al Capone to Cristiano Ronaldo, Wu Huatao hardly stands out. Still, the small-time salesman deserves recognition for his brazenness. According to Shanghai’s tax bureau, Mr Wu earned about 550,000 yuan ($82,000) per year but reported just 9,000 yuan.
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He also claimed an exemption as an ocean-going seafarer when he was, in fact, a landlubber.
中国已经占据了业余3D打印机市场的主导地位；
Then, when tax officials called him, he blocked their numbers.
在西方国家对此持谨慎态度的情况下，中国仍在努力开拓高端3D打印机市场（阅读时长：3分钟）；
中国正在向贫困国家提供更多援助资金，并希望在这些援助机构的决策中拥有更大的话语权；
中国正在大规模地将垃圾转化为资源（尤其是电动汽车电池，这将有助于保障关键矿产的供应）；
From the October 17th 2026 edition Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents Explore the edition Reuse this content China has captured the market for hobbyist 3D printers Amid Western wariness, it is struggling to do the same with high-end machines 3 min read China is channelling much more money to poor countries It wants a greater say in organisations that hand it out China is turning trash into treasure on a vast scale EV batteries, especially, will help it secure supplies of critical minerals In China, people get unusually long public holidays China wants teenagers to read a classic English novel China’s oil tactics have been clever.
中国为民众提供了异常长的公共假期；
中国鼓励青少年阅读经典英文小说；
中国的石油策略一直非常巧妙，但如今相关成本也在不断上升。
Now the costs are mounting