It shows the deep level of outrage that people feel over state sanctioned tax dodging by big business, while the government destroys public services that ordinary people rely on, saying that there is no money.
Black-market transactions, tax avoidance by individuals and sanctions-dodging by countries like North Korea fuel part of the demand, but so does a widespread excitement over the technology and an ideological desire for money to be free from the whimsies of nation-states.
"Please assure us that this is not the case and that the vice president did not, in effect, sign a pledge with Viktor Chernomyrdin in 1995 that committed your administration to break U.S. law by dodging sanctions requirements," the senators wrote.
Dodging trade sanctions demanded a certain creativity.
He confirmed that the situation in Iran, where Chinese companies have been accused of dodging nuclear sanctions, as well as Beijing's support for controversial regimes in Africa, will be on the agenda.
It will be of little help in dodging Western sanctions.Related topics Russia Politics Vladimir Putin Government and politics World politicsBut Russia's annexation of Crimea, Mr Putin argued, was no more than an excuse for Western sanctions against Russia; had it not been for Crimea, the West would have thought of something else.
Today American companies are downright brazen about dodging the sanctions.
The big Russian corporations have moved in, but to dodge sanctions they have changed their names and trademarks.
Even if some of their businesses dodge sanctions, the oligarchs who have had to loosen their grip on them are still feeling pain.
According to a May 2010 U.N. report, North Korea has used an elaborate network of shell companies and financial institutions to dodge sanctions and obtain its nuclear technology and know-how.
In Hong Kong, unlike the mainland, investors are protected by a mature legal system and can move money in and out, unimpeded by capital controls.For Russians keen to dodge sanctions, the Chinese-but-not-Chinese character of Hong Kong is also the big draw.
