德法兩國將仿英國加入亞投行

France and Germany are to join the UK in becoming members of a Chinese-led Asian development finance ministries of both countries confirmed on Tuesday that they would be applying for membership of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

德法兩國將仿英國，加入以中國爲首的亞洲開發銀行。本週二，兩國財政部證實他們將申請加入亞洲基礎設投資銀行(AIIB)。

Last week, the US issued a rebuke to the UK over its decision to become a member of the AIIB. The US considers the AIIB a rival to the Western-dominated World UK was the first Western economy to apply for membership of the bank. But German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble confirmed on Tuesday that his country would also be applying for membership. France’s finance ministry confirmed it would be joining the bank. It is believed Italy also intends to join。

上週，美國指責英國加入AIIB的決定。美國認爲AIIB是西方世界主導的世界銀行的對手。英國是首個申請加入AIIB的西方國家。但是德國財政部長朔伊布勒本週二證實德國也將申請加入該銀行。法國財政部長也表明法國將加入亞投行。此外，意大利也有同樣打算。

The US has questioned the governance standards at the new institution, which is seen as spreading Chinese "soft power". The AIIB, which was created in October by 21 countries, led by China, will fund Asian energy, transport and infrastructure projects。

美國已經懷疑這項新機構的管理標準，認爲這些標準有助於傳播中國的額“軟實力”。以中國爲首的21個國家於十月份成立了AIIB，將會爲亞洲的能源、交通以及基礎設施項目上提供資金支持。

When asked about the US rebuke last week, a spokesman for Prime Minister David Cameron said: "There will be times when we take a different approach." The UK insisted it would insist on the bank’s adherence to strict banking and oversight procedures."We think that it’s in the UK’s national interest," Mr Cameron’s spokesperson added。.

當被問及美國上週的指責時，英國首相戴維·卡梅倫的發言人表示：“有時，我們會採取不同的方法。”英國強調會遵守嚴格的銀行業務和監管程序。該發言人補充說道：“我們認爲這符合全英國人民的利益。”

Last week, Pippa Malmgren, a former economic adviser to US President George W Bush, told the BBC that the public chastisement from the US indicates the Move might have come as a surprise. "It’s not normal for the United States to be publicly scolding the British," she said. However, Mr Cameron’s spokesperson said UK Chancellor George Osborne did discuss the measure with his US counterpart before announcing the move。

上週，美國前總統喬治·布什的經濟顧問皮帕·菲利帕接受BBC採訪時表示美國政府公然指責意味着此舉對美國來說是出乎預料的。她說：“美國公然指責英國是不正常的。”但是，卡梅倫發言人表示英國財政大臣喬治·奧斯本在宣佈此舉之前確實與美國財政大臣探討過。去年

Some 21 nations came together last year to sign a memorandum for the bank’s establishment, including Singapore, India and Thailand. But in November last year, Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott offered lukewarm support to the AIIB and said its actions must be transparent。

去年，包括新加坡，印度以及泰國在內的21個國家，相聚一起，爲成立該銀行簽訂了備忘錄。但是去年11月份，澳大利亞總理託尼·阿博特對ATTB表現出不冷不熱的支持態度，並表示銀行的各種行動都必須是透明的。

US President Barack Obama, who met Mr Abbott on the sidelines of a Beijing summit last year, agreed the bank had to be transparent, accountable and truly multilateral. "Those are the same rules by which the World Bank or IMF [International Monetary Fund] or Asian Development Bank or any other international institution needs to abide by," Mr Obama said at the time。

去年，美國總統奧巴馬曾借北京APEC會議間隙與阿博特會晤，並一直認爲該銀行必須保證透明、負責和多邊性。奧巴馬錶示：“這些都是世界銀行，國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)，亞洲開發銀行以及其他國際性機構必須遵守的準則。”