福布斯排行榜：伦敦成为全球最具影响力城市
<p><span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="second">second</span>-<span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="power">power</span>" <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span> – <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="startling">startling</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> "<span word="necessary">necessary</span>" <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="compiled">compiled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="Forbes">Forbes</span>.</p><p><span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="topped">topped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="inertia">inertia</span>" – <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span> <span word="principally">principally</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="clinched">clinched</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="hub">hub</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span>, <span word="loose">loose</span> <span word="regulatory">regulatory</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="judicial">judicial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Forbes">Forbes</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="damning">damning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="praise">praise</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="London">London</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hangover">hangover</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="glories">glories</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Inertia">Inertia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="evaluation">evaluation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="No">No</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="exemplifies">exemplifies</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="imperial">imperial</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="ranks">ranks</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 1 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="City">City</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unparalleled">unparalleled</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="underpins">underpins</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="eminence">eminence</span>." <span word="Forbes">Forbes</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="rankings">rankings</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="dominates">dominates</span>, <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="diversity">diversity</span>.</p>
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