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Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:33:45 +0900 en-US How Last Week’s High-profile Resignation Will Impact the AIIB https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/how-last-weeks-high-profile-resignation-will-impact-the-aiib/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/how-last-weeks-high-profile-resignation-will-impact-the-aiib/ Ecuador and the First AIIB Project in Latin America https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/ecuador-and-the-first-aiib-project-in-latin-america/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/ecuador-and-the-first-aiib-project-in-latin-america/ Why Did the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Make a Loan to Rwanda? https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/why-did-the-asian-infrastructure-investment-bank-make-a-loan-to-rwanda/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/why-did-the-asian-infrastructure-investment-bank-make-a-loan-to-rwanda/ Amid Tensions With China, India Proceeding With AIIB-funded Projects https://thediplomat.com/2021/06/amid-tensions-with-china-india-proceeding-with-aiib-funded-projects/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/06/amid-tensions-with-china-india-proceeding-with-aiib-funded-projects/ How the AIIB Grows China’s Interests in the Middle East https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/how-the-aiib-grows-chinas-interests-in-the-middle-east/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/how-the-aiib-grows-chinas-interests-in-the-middle-east/ China-led AIIB Approves First Emergency Loan for COVID–19 Relief https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/china-led-aiib-approves-first-emergency-loan-for-covid-19-relief/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/china-led-aiib-approves-first-emergency-loan-for-covid-19-relief/ Fully Invested: India Remains the China-led AIIB’s Biggest Borrower https://thediplomat.com/2019/09/fully-invested-india-remains-the-china-led-aiibs-biggest-borrower/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/09/fully-invested-india-remains-the-china-led-aiibs-biggest-borrower/ Demystifying Debt Along China’s New Silk Road https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/demystifying-debt-along-chinas-new-silk-road/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/demystifying-debt-along-chinas-new-silk-road/ Nepal and the China-EU Lending Race https://thediplomat.com/2018/10/nepal-and-the-china-eu-lending-race/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/10/nepal-and-the-china-eu-lending-race/ Are Chinese Loans To Africa Good or Bad? That’s The Wrong Question. https://thediplomat.com/2018/09/are-chinese-loans-to-africa-good-or-bad-thats-the-wrong-question/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/09/are-chinese-loans-to-africa-good-or-bad-thats-the-wrong-question/ Chinese Foreign Aid in East Asia During the Trump Era https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/chinese-foreign-aid-in-east-asia-during-the-trump-era/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/chinese-foreign-aid-in-east-asia-during-the-trump-era/ Australia's Misplaced Fear Over China's Belt and Road https://thediplomat.com/2017/11/australias-misplaced-fear-over-chinas-belt-and-road/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/11/australias-misplaced-fear-over-chinas-belt-and-road/ Jomo Kwame Sundaram on the Belt and Road Vs. the Washington Consensus https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/jomo-kwame-sundaram-on-the-belt-and-road-vs-the-washington-consensus/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/jomo-kwame-sundaram-on-the-belt-and-road-vs-the-washington-consensus/ A New G2: China and the EU? https://thediplomat.com/2017/08/a-new-g2-china-and-the-eu/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/08/a-new-g2-china-and-the-eu/ Is the AIIB Really 'Lean, Clean, and Green'? https://thediplomat.com/2017/08/is-the-aiib-really-lean-clean-and-green/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/08/is-the-aiib-really-lean-clean-and-green/ China's AIIB Is About to Face 2 Major Tests https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/chinas-aiib-is-about-to-face-2-major-tests/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/chinas-aiib-is-about-to-face-2-major-tests/ 20 Years After the Asian Financial Crisis, How Has Financial Cooperation Evolved? https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/20-years-after-the-asian-financial-crisis-how-has-financial-cooperation-evolved/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/20-years-after-the-asian-financial-crisis-how-has-financial-cooperation-evolved/ AIIB Makes Its First Loan to India, the Bank's Second-Largest Shareholder https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/aiib-makes-its-first-loan-to-india-the-banks-second-largest-shareholder/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/aiib-makes-its-first-loan-to-india-the-banks-second-largest-shareholder/ The Asian Development Bank Adjusts to the Age of AIIB and Trump https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/the-asian-development-bank-adjusts-to-the-age-of-aiib-and-trump/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/the-asian-development-bank-adjusts-to-the-age-of-aiib-and-trump/ AIIB Official: Regional Integration Creates Much Richer ASEAN https://thediplomat.com/2017/04/aiib-official-regional-integration-creates-much-richer-asean/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/04/aiib-official-regional-integration-creates-much-richer-asean/ China-led AIIB Sees Membership Expansion: What's Next? https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/china-led-aiib-sees-membership-expansion-whats-next/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/china-led-aiib-sees-membership-expansion-whats-next/ China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Set For Membership Expansion https://thediplomat.com/2017/01/china-led-asian-infrastructure-investment-bank-set-for-membership-expansion/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/01/china-led-asian-infrastructure-investment-bank-set-for-membership-expansion/ Japan Should Reconsider Joining AIIB https://thediplomat.com/2016/12/japan-should-reconsider-joining-aiib/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/12/japan-should-reconsider-joining-aiib/ In Myanmar, the AIIB Could Buttress China's 'One Belt, One Road' Framework https://thediplomat.com/2016/08/in-myanmar-the-aiib-could-buttress-chinas-one-belt-one-road-framework/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/08/in-myanmar-the-aiib-could-buttress-chinas-one-belt-one-road-framework/ At First Annual Meeting, China-led AIIB Approves First Loans https://thediplomat.com/2016/06/at-first-annual-meeting-china-led-aiib-approves-first-loans/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/06/at-first-annual-meeting-china-led-aiib-approves-first-loans/ The AIIB and Human Rights https://thediplomat.com/2016/06/the-aiib-and-human-rights/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/06/the-aiib-and-human-rights/ China-led AIIB Looks Toward Co-Financing Projects, At Least Initially https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/china-led-aiib-looks-toward-co-financing-projects-at-least-initially/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/china-led-aiib-looks-toward-co-financing-projects-at-least-initially/ The AIIB and the NDB: The End of Multilateralism or a New Beginning? https://thediplomat.com/2016/04/the-aiib-and-the-ndb-the-end-of-multilateralism-or-a-new-beginning/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/04/the-aiib-and-the-ndb-the-end-of-multilateralism-or-a-new-beginning/ Revealed: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank's First Projects https://thediplomat.com/2016/04/revealed-the-asian-infrastructure-investment-banks-first-projects/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/04/revealed-the-asian-infrastructure-investment-banks-first-projects/ Why the U.S. Should Embrace the AIIB https://thediplomat.com/2016/03/why-the-u-s-should-embrace-the-aiib/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/03/why-the-u-s-should-embrace-the-aiib/ Top Leadership at Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Continues to Shape Up https://thediplomat.com/2016/02/top-leadership-at-asian-infrastructure-investment-bank-continues-to-shape-up/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/02/top-leadership-at-asian-infrastructure-investment-bank-continues-to-shape-up/ The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Is Open for Business: What Now? https://thediplomat.com/2016/01/the-asian-infrastructure-investment-bank-is-open-for-business-what-now/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/01/the-asian-infrastructure-investment-bank-is-open-for-business-what-now/ 7 Events of Geopolitical Consequence to Anticipate in Asia in Early 2016 https://thediplomat.com/2015/12/7-events-of-geopolitical-consequence-to-anticipate-in-asia-in-early-2016/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/12/7-events-of-geopolitical-consequence-to-anticipate-in-asia-in-early-2016/ Philippines to (Finally) Join China's Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank https://thediplomat.com/2015/12/philippines-to-finally-join-chinas-asian-infrastructure-investment-bank/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/12/philippines-to-finally-join-chinas-asian-infrastructure-investment-bank/ China’s European Century https://thediplomat.com/2015/12/chinas-european-century/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/12/chinas-european-century/ Time for the US to Join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank https://thediplomat.com/2015/11/time-for-the-us-to-join-the-asian-infrastructure-investment-bank/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/11/time-for-the-us-to-join-the-asian-infrastructure-investment-bank/ China’s AIIB and OBOR: Ambitions and Challenges https://thediplomat.com/2015/10/chinas-aiib-and-obor-ambitions-and-challenges/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/10/chinas-aiib-and-obor-ambitions-and-challenges/ Have the US and China Come to an Understanding on the AIIB? https://thediplomat.com/2015/09/have-the-us-and-china-come-to-an-understanding-on-the-aiib/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/09/have-the-us-and-china-come-to-an-understanding-on-the-aiib/ Iran's Foreign Minister to Visit China https://thediplomat.com/2015/09/irans-foreign-minister-to-visit-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/09/irans-foreign-minister-to-visit-china/ US Asia Strategy: Emerging Risks For The Next US President https://thediplomat.com/2015/09/us-asia-strategy-emerging-risks-for-the-next-us-president/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/09/us-asia-strategy-emerging-risks-for-the-next-us-president/ Chinese Infrastructure Investment Goes Abroad https://thediplomat.com/2015/08/chinese-infrastructure-investment-goes-abroad/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/08/chinese-infrastructure-investment-goes-abroad/ How the International Community Changed China's Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/how-the-international-community-changed-chinas-asian-infrastructure-investment-bank/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/how-the-international-community-changed-chinas-asian-infrastructure-investment-bank/ Interview: Professor Shi Zhiqin https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/interview-professor-shi-zhiqin/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/interview-professor-shi-zhiqin/ Don't Forget About the New BRICS Bank https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/dont-forget-about-the-new-brics-bank/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/dont-forget-about-the-new-brics-bank/ Asia’s Economic Competitiveness: Dynamism And Diversity https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/asias-economic-competitiveness-dynamism-and-diversity/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/asias-economic-competitiveness-dynamism-and-diversity/ The AIIB and the Geo-Economics of Connectivity https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/the-aiib-geo-economics-of-connectivity/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/the-aiib-geo-economics-of-connectivity/ Shaping the Asia-Pacific Order: Don’t Count the US Out https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/shaping-the-asia-pacific-order-dont-count-the-us-out/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/shaping-the-asia-pacific-order-dont-count-the-us-out/ Mearsheimer vs. Nye on the Rise of China https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/mearsheimer-vs-nye-on-the-rise-of-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/mearsheimer-vs-nye-on-the-rise-of-china/ The Philippines' Dilemma on China's New Infrastructure Bank https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/the-philippines-dilemma-on-chinas-new-infrastructure-bank/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/the-philippines-dilemma-on-chinas-new-infrastructure-bank/ Can Japan Have an Economic Grand Strategy Beyond the TPP? https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/can-japan-have-an-economic-grand-strategy-beyond-the-tpp/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/can-japan-have-an-economic-grand-strategy-beyond-the-tpp/ Why US Allies Are Happy to Join China’s AIIB https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/why-us-allies-are-happy-to-join-chinas-aiib/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/why-us-allies-are-happy-to-join-chinas-aiib/ 'Historic' AIIB Signing Marks Beginning of New Era, China Says https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/historic-aiib-signing-marks-beginning-of-new-era-china-says/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/historic-aiib-signing-marks-beginning-of-new-era-china-says/ It's Official: AIIB Constitution to Be Signed on June 29 https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/its-official-aiib-constitution-to-be-signed-on-june-29/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/its-official-aiib-constitution-to-be-signed-on-june-29/ The Trouble With China's 'One Belt One Road' Strategy https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/the-trouble-with-the-chinese-marshall-plan-strategy/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/the-trouble-with-the-chinese-marshall-plan-strategy/ US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue: Putting on a Brave Face https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/us-china-strategic-and-economic-dialogue-putting-on-a-brave-face/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/us-china-strategic-and-economic-dialogue-putting-on-a-brave-face/ TPP: Think Pacific Peace https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/tpp-think-pacific-peace/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/tpp-think-pacific-peace/ Interview: Pieter Bottelier https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/interview-pieter-bottelier/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/interview-pieter-bottelier/ The South China Sea Needs South Korea https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/the-south-china-sea-needs-south-korea/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/the-south-china-sea-needs-south-korea/ US Mulls New Asia Infrastructure Facility to Rival Regional Players https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/us-mulls-new-asia-infrastructure-facility-to-rival-regional-players/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/us-mulls-new-asia-infrastructure-facility-to-rival-regional-players/ Asia’s Infrastructure Investment Battle https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/asias-infrastructure-investment-battle/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/asias-infrastructure-investment-battle/ The Latest Sign of a China-Japan Thaw https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/the-latest-sign-of-a-china-japan-thaw-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/the-latest-sign-of-a-china-japan-thaw-2/ Could China's AIIB Be a Game-Changer for North Korea? 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https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/what-does-the-philippines-think-about-chinas-aiib/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/what-does-the-philippines-think-about-chinas-aiib/ With AIIB, US Shot Itself in the Foot on Indian Infrastructure https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/with-aiib-us-shot-itself-in-the-foot-on-indian-infrastructure/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/with-aiib-us-shot-itself-in-the-foot-on-indian-infrastructure/ China’s Maritime Silk Road Gamble https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/chinas-maritime-silk-road-gamble/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/chinas-maritime-silk-road-gamble/ China’s AIIB: The Final Tally https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/chinas-aiib-the-final-tally/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/chinas-aiib-the-final-tally/ China’s AIIB and the US Reputation Risk https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/chinas-aiib-and-the-us-reputation-risk/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/chinas-aiib-and-the-us-reputation-risk/ Australia Caught in Middle of US-China Power Tussle https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/australia-caught-in-middle-of-us-china-power-tussle/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/australia-caught-in-middle-of-us-china-power-tussle/ Taiwan’s AIIB Bid Rejected https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/taiwans-aiib-bid-rejected/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/taiwans-aiib-bid-rejected/ AIIB: Who's a Revisionist Anyway? 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