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Ten years on, has AIIB become a high-standard multilateral institution?

2025/6/26
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Harvey Zeldin
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Helga Zepp-LaRouche
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Jia Douzhong
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Ni Jun
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Yao Shujie
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Yao Shujie：作为重庆大学的经济学教授，我认为亚投行（AIIB）的成立主要是为了促进中国“一带一路”倡议沿线发展中国家的基础设施投资。亚洲经济体虽然发展迅速，但许多国家的基础设施建设仍然滞后于经济发展和城市化的需求。中国在技术和财政方面拥有显著的优势，因此成立亚投行可以充分利用这些优势来帮助亚洲地区的其他国家。具体来说，中国可以分享其在基础设施建设方面的投资和技术经验，例如铁路、高速公路、港口和机场等。亚投行的成立旨在为所有能够从该倡议中受益的国家提供国际标准和开放机会。这一点可以从亚投行成员国数量的迅速增长中得到体现，成员国不仅包括亚洲国家，还包括拉丁美洲和非洲的一些国家，这充分证明了亚投行这一倡议运作良好。亚投行的重要目标是充当南北合作和南南合作之间的桥梁。中国在帮助南方国家提高基础设施发展意识及其对经济和社会发展重要性的认识方面发挥着关键作用。同时，中国也希望通过亚投行吸引发达国家的投资，以补充或支持亚投行所发起的项目。因此，我认为亚投行在整合南方国家的同时，也为南北国家解决基础设施发展和气候变化等重要问题搭建了有用的桥梁，从而促进社会经济发展，并提高受项目影响的当地居民的总体生活水平。虽然亚投行名为亚洲基础设施投资银行，但其项目并不局限于亚洲地区。例如，亚投行也支持巴西的热带雨林保护项目，以及埃及的可再生能源和废物处理设施等。这是因为亚投行已经扩展到“一带一路”倡议沿线的国家，特别是在拉丁美洲和非洲的发展中国家。这些国家人口众多，环境问题是一个重要关切。例如，保护巴西的雨林不仅影响亚马逊地区的生态系统，还会影响全球气候条件和碳排放。总的来说，我认为亚投行不仅在未来会发挥非常重要的作用，而且可以更加有效地惠及更多的国家、项目和人民。

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This chapter examines the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank's (AIIB) performance over the past decade. It discusses whether the AIIB has successfully promoted infrastructure investment in developing countries, fostered international cooperation, and bridged North-South and South-South cooperation.
  • The AIIB has approved over $60 billion in financing for over 320 projects.
  • It has expanded its reach beyond Asia to include countries in Latin America and Africa.
  • The AIIB aims to serve as a bridge between North-South and South-South cooperation.
  • Its future is interconnected with the advancement of globalization and China's role in it.

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① The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has held the 10th annual meeting of its board of governors. How should we characterize the bank’s operations since it was founded a decade ago? (00:55)

② We talk to Ni Jun, Chief Manufacturing Officer of EV battery giant CATL, on global EV expansion. (15:12)

③ We take a look at China’s move to strengthen controls on two chemicals that can be used to make fentanyl. (24:56)

④ A recent China-EU seminar on human rights adopted a consensus document calling for countering technological dominance and closing digital gaps to better safeguard human rights. We speak to a keynote speaker at the event. (33:07)

⑤ In shock to Democratic politics in the US, socialist Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral primary. What does this tell us about socialist movement in America? (43:43)