然而，就在这些受到美国抨击的地区一直在改善其政府和公司治理的时候 — — 香港法院刚刚作出了一个对当地电信巨头不利的具有突破性的判决，该电信巨头是香港地区最富有和最有权势的人的儿子 — — 裙带资本主义却在美国这样一个长期以来被世界看作是公平商业竞争环境卓越典范的国家，生根发芽了。
But, just as those regions have been improving their public and corporate governance – Hong Kong just witnessed a breakthrough court decision against a telecom tycoon who is the son of the province’s richest and most powerful man – crony capitalism is taking root in the United States, a country that the world long considered the gold standard of a level playing field in business.