如今,中国668座城市中有400座正遭受缺水之痛,其中108座城市“严重”缺水;与此相对应的却是水资源浪费和水污染日趋严重的态势。当前中国许多城市已开始寻觅以城市自来水供应及污水处理技术见长的跨国公司巨头来为自己“止渴”。对这些跨国公司而言,虽说在中国进一步扩张会遇到项目融资方面的困难,但逐步上升的水价应当可以确保这些公司获得稳定的回报。 Today, 400 of the 668 cities in China are suffering from water shortages, 108 of which are “seriously” water-scarce; correspondingly, they are wasting water resources and worsening water pollution. At present, many Chinese cities have begun to look for transnational corporations giants who take the city's tap water supply and sewage treatment technologies as their starting point. For these MNCs, although there are difficulties in project financing for further expansion in China, rising water prices should ensure that these companies receive a steady return.