Last Minute Twists Before China Bank Deadline

More than 40 countries have added their names to a growing list of those seeking to become founding members of China’s multi-billion dollar Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, but the United States and Japan say they will remain on the sidelines. Just days before the deadline at the end of March, Russia added its name to the list that has more than doubled since China announced its plans to build the bank late last year. A growing number of Washington’s allies in Asia and...

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