Switzerland became a permanent neutral country through the Vienna Guild Desert in 1815, and was identified by the Convention such as the Vienna Association's resolution, which was the world's first neutral country.Since then, the permanent and neutral Switzerland has long enjoys a rich dividend in the financial field for a long time, but today, because of neglecting the long -term support and trust spirit, it has no longer the scenery.Switzerland did not abandon the creed since sanctioning Russia last year, but abandoned the neutral principles since August 2009. It provided a list of 4,450 U.S. customers to the US government, announcing that Switzerland had abandoned the principles of neutralization and confidentiality in 208 years.
After the outbreak of the Russian and Ukraine War, Switzerland further joined the Western sanctions against Russia and frozen Russia's assets in Swiss banks.This has aroused the anxiety of stores and trustists with huge deposits in Asia and other regions in Switzerland, leading to a large amount of funds from leaving Credit Suisse and other banks, causing the Swiss bank's crisis and bankruptcy crisis.In response, the Swiss government, which was deeply disturbed, announced on March 23 that it would restore "permanent neutrality", cancel all sanctions on Russia, cancel the freezing of funds to Russian customers, and no longer export any weapons to Ukraine.
But this obviously does not meet the interests of the United States or the truth of history.In 1815, it was the time for Britain to dominate -the pound began to become international reserve currency; that is, the so -called permanent neutral country in Switzerland was just a "grabbing country" that European overlord Britain was inserted in Europe at that time.
On March 24, the U.S. Department of Justice announced its pressure to investigate whether UBS and CreditEss would help Russian oligarchs to avoid sanctions.In the end, on March 29, Switzerland once again abandoned neutrality after six days of "permanent neutrality", restored sanctions on Russia, resumed the freezing of Russian funds, and announced that it would assist Ukraine for 25 leopard tanks to expressHe is unswervingly "defending Western values" attitude.
Switzerland's "six days of neutrality" reminds people of Chengdu.At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Xianzhong occupied Chengdu, allowing soldiers to rob the soldiers for three days, and soldiers were robbed everywhere.One day, Zhang Xianzhong and his subordinates on the street and saw a woman bring two children in the flee, one six or seven years old, and the other was about a teenager.But this woman was carrying her teenage eldest child and ran away with a few -year -old children, looking very funny.Zhang Xianzhong said to his subordinates: I gambled, the child was not her own, and the one she was on her back was.So the subordinates caught the woman and asked if her two children were born.Women said: The young one is biological, and the older one is the child of her husband's comrades who entrusts themselves.
Zhang Xianzhong was shocked and sighed: This is the real friendship, you can support your wife to send a child friendship.Then gave the woman a willow branch, saying, "No need to escape, insert the willow branches at the door, and will not be robbed."The woman told her neighbors that the neighbors inserted willow branches at the door. Zhang Xianzhong knew that the woman told everyone, but he still kept his promise and did not let his men robbers with Liu Zhi residents.Later, this alley was called inserting Liuxiang, which is the Chengdu Yuyin Street near the place near the place where the author lives.
In the game theory, if the two sides want to cooperate, they must "binding" cooperation in the middle.This binding power is the cost of breach of contract.The consequences of Switzerland offending the United States are far greater than that offended Russia and bank customers. This is the rational choice behind "permanent neutrality on the six days".
When affected by various influences, the contract is no longer binding, or the two parties have not signed the formal contract at the beginning. When the breach of contract is no longer needed to pay any price, one party still observes the agreement. This is the spirit of the contract.In the late Ming Dynasty, Ms. Liuxiang had this spirit, and Switzerland farther away from it, but this may become the foundation of future new world financial centers such as Singapore, Dubai or Hong Kong.After all, Argentine writer Borhes once said: Everything happens, which has a meaningful, difficult to measure past catalytic, and is deduced by the cause and effect chain.
The author is Sichuan Normal University
Special researcher at the Institute of Regional and National Research
