The best approach isn’t just thinking about how to bypass CRS, but rather properly managing your tax residency status. If you’re still a Chinese tax resident, it doesn’t matter whether you’re using a U.S. brokerage, a Hong Kong bank, or funding with USDT or USDC—at the core, your tax obligations remain unchanged. CRS is merely an information exchange mechanism, not the basis for taxation. Whether CRS applies only determines how easily tax authorities can access your overseas financial accounts—it doesn’t mean that if they can’t see it, you have no tax responsibilities. The best strategy is to become a legitimate tax resident of a country or region that exempts capital gains tax. Especially those that are crypto-friendly, have banking systems capable of explaining on-chain asset origins, and either don’t impose capital gains tax or don’t tax long-term investment returns. For example, places like Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, and Malaysia—particularly Singapore and Dubai—where there’s no personal income tax, and personal investment gains are typically not subject to capital gains tax.