摘要
The announcement by another major U.S. ally that it would join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB),and the disgruntled response from Washington, amounted to free advertising for the forthcoming bank.
The announcement by another major U.S.al y that it would join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB),and the disgruntled response from Washington,amounted to free advertising for the forthcoming bank.Founding members of the AIIB plan to discuss the institutional arrangement of the bank in the following months,with official operations slated to begin by the end of the year.So far,in addition to Asian countries,several major European economies including France,Britain,Germany and Italy have also expressed interest in the Asian bank,signaling that the AIIB will be a