transfer assets overseas 非法转移财产

Corrupt¹ officials and company executives in China transfer their assets overseas through at least eight channels, according to a report released on Monday by the Anti-Money Laundering² Monitoring and Analysis Center set up by the People's Bank of China.

央行反洗钱监测分析中心发布报告称，中国的腐败官员和公司高管通过至少八种途径非法向境外转移财产。

文中的transfer their assets overseas就是指“向境外转移财产”，也称为cross-border transfers of ill-gotten gains（越境转移非法所得），被转移的财产就称为assets transferred overseas。此类非法行为使我国蒙受了巨额损失。

报告中提到的八种途径分别为smuggling cash（现金走私）、underground banking⁴ services（地下钱庄）、trade under current accounts（经常项目下的交易形式）、overseas investment（海外投资）、credit cards（信用卡工具）、offshore financial centers（离岸金融中心）、direct overseas payments（海外直接收受）、payments to family members or lovers living overseas（通过在境外的特定关系人转移资金）。