Most sharply, corruption and cronyism have reached a new intensity.

腐败问题和任唯亲现象非常严重，超越了以往任何时期。

His approval dropped into the 20 percent range earlier this year because of cronyism scandals.

今年初，由于任唯亲的丑闻，他的支持率跌至20%多。

The demotion comes less than 18 months after his controversial appointment amid claims of cronyism.

他在被降职到18个月前，曾因任唯亲而备受争议。

Yes, China has delivered growth, but only by relying on an unsustainable formula of debt, subsidies, cronyism and intellectual-property theft.

诚然，中国实现了增长，但靠的是一套可持续的模式——债务、补贴、裙带关系和窃取知识产权。

After accusations of cronyism, the UK government defends health secretary Matt Hancock after it emerged he is part owner of a firm along with his sister which won contracts from NHS Wales.

在被指控任唯亲之后，英国政府为臣马特·汉考克辩护，此前有消息称，汉考克和他的姐姐共同拥有一家公司，该公司获得了威尔士国民健康保险制度的合同。

Much of the change is a direct result of the vast expansion of the state through complex subsidies and anti-competitive regulations that invite the sort of cronyism that Mr Meltzer cites as well.

部分变化多是国家权力扩张的直接后果，国家通过复杂的津贴和反竞争规章来扩张权力的，而这种扩张带来的是任唯亲的风气，这在Meltzer的书中也有提到。

The last long-term shift is less certain and more unwelcome: a further rise in corporate concentration and cronyism, as government cash floods the private sector and big firms grow even more dominant.

最后一个长期转变确定性更，也更受欢迎：随着政府资金涌入私营部门和公司主导地位的加强，企业集中度和裙带主义将愈演愈烈。