上海——最新行业数据显示，随着外资企业在华投资意愿减弱，上海已成为全球写字楼空置率最高的城市。
SHANGHAI -- Shanghai is now home to the world's highest office vacancy rate, the latest industry data shows, as foreign companies back off from investing in China.
据全球房地产服务公司世邦魏理仕（CBRE）统计，2023年第二季度上海的写字楼空置率为24.5%，位居全球20个城市之首。北京的空置率位列第八，为17.9%。
During the second quarter of this year, Shanghai had a vacancy rate of 24.5%, according to the global real estate services group CBRE, topping the list of 20 cities worldwide. Beijing had the eighth-highest rate at 17.9%.
上海陆家嘴金融区的写字楼每晚都会点亮灯光，照亮这座城市著名的外滩滨水景观。但最近发现，这些楼宇中有多座实际上并无租户入驻。
The office buildings in Shanghai's Lujiazui financial district illuminate the city's famous Bund waterfront every evening. But recently, it has emerged that several of these buildings do not contain any occupants.
仅有面向外部的房间灯光亮起，显然是为了维持上海标志性的夜景。
Instead, only the exterior-facing rooms have their lights turned on, in an apparent effort to maintain Shanghai's iconic nightscape.
上海的空置率较2019年第四季度上升了5.1个百分点，当时正值新冠疫情爆发前。该涨幅超过了纽约的3.8个百分点、伦敦的2.6个百分点和东京的0.7个百分点。
Shanghai's vacancy rate climbed by 5.1 percentage points from the fourth quarter of 2019, just before the COVID-19 pandemic. This rise was greater than the 3.8 points for New York, 2.6 points for London and 0.7 point for Tokyo.
导致上海写字楼空置率居高不下的主要因素之一是海外企业支出放缓。
One of the biggest contributing factors for Shanghai's high office vacancy rate is the slowdown of expenditures by overseas companies.
中国国家外汇管理局数据显示，2023年第二季度中国实际外商直接投资额为266亿美元，较第一季度下降23%。不仅美国和欧洲企业在削减投资，多家日本企业也因双边关系恶化而减少支出。
In the second quarter, foreign direct investment in China totaled $26.6 billion on a net basis, according to China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange, down 23% from the first quarter. Not only are U.S. and European companies cutting investments, a number of Japanese firms are also reducing outlays due partly to deteriorating bilateral relations.
写字楼空置问题也波及内陆城市。在西南城市重庆的一座写字楼内，通往空置租户空间的门上贴有优惠租金的招租标语。
The office vacancy problem is spilling over to inland cities as well. At a building in the southwestern metropolis of Chongqing, a door leading to a vacant tenant space sported a sign offering a discount to the lease.
标语未标明具体价格，但提供了业主联系方式，并写有“可议价”。约200米的空间部分地面已被拆除，天花板上悬挂着电缆。门上仍可看到原租户的名称。
No price was specified, but the sign contained the owner's contact information and a note saying, "Open to negotiation." The roughly 200-meter space had parts of the flooring removed and cables hung from the ceiling. The name of what appeared to be the previous occupant remained visible on the door.
据报道，这栋重庆办公楼每层都有空置单元，每层大约有10个单元。这栋位于中国重庆的办公楼单元正以折扣价出售。
There were reportedly vacancies on every floor of this Chongqing office building, which houses around 10 units on each story. This unit in an office building in Chongqing, China is being offered at a discount.
重庆还有一栋60层的办公楼，因开发商的财务问题而未完工。楼层较低的部分被购物中心占用，但上层楼层看不到办公租户。
Also in Chongqing is a 60-story office building that stands unfinished due to the financial woes of the developer. The lower floors are occupied by a shopping center, but there are no office tenants to be seen on the upper levels.
最初设计作为办公楼入口的区域目前被一家餐厅占用。夜晚，这座摩天大楼完全处于黑暗之中，与周围建筑明亮的窗户形成鲜明对比。
A section that was initially meant to be the entrance to the office tower is currently occupied by a restaurant. At night, the skyscraper remains completely dark, in stark contrast to the brightly lit windows of surrounding buildings.
中国许多办公楼由国有企业持有，因此空置率下降预计不会立即影响财务。但如果这些趋势持续，需求不足可能会压低租金，并影响私人拥有的建筑。
Many office buildings in China are held by state-owned enterprises, so a decline in vacancy rates is not expected to impact finances immediately. But if these trends persist, the lack of demand could push down rent and impact privately owned buildings.