20世纪中期以来,洗钱犯罪活动迅速蔓延,严重威胁各国的国家安全及全球经济发展。有评论认为,洗钱这一黑色产业,正以极快的速度成为仅次于外汇和石油的世界第三大商业活动,并成为一个专门性的复杂的犯罪领域。它的触角已无所不及,对各国的经济、金融秩序和社会稳定产生了巨大的危害。 Since the mid-20th century, the criminal activities of money laundering have spread rapidly, seriously threatening the national security of all countries and the global economic development. Some commenters believe that the black-money laundering industry is becoming the third-largest commercial activity in the world after foreign exchange and oil at an extremely rapid rate and has become a specialized and complex criminal field. Its omnipresence has reached beyond the reach of all nations and has caused tremendous damage to the economic, financial order and social stability of all countries.