Controversy Surrounds China-Backed AIIB Bank
TL;DR
Bob Pickard, former global communications chief for the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), has resigned from the bank and alleged Chinese Communist Party influence. He fled to Japan after resigning and claimed he was advised not to set foot in China anytime soon. Canada has frozen ties with the bank while it investigates the matter. Pickard did not believe the interests of Canada were served by the bank and felt the power of the Communist Party people interfered with their ability to communicate transparently.
- Ex-AIIB comms chief says was advised to flee China after fiery resignation Reuters
- Canada pulls plug on AIIB, probes Chinese influence | World Business Watch WION
- Executive of China-Backed Infrastructure Bank Criticizes It After Quitting The Wall Street Journal
- China’s world banks are geopolitical victims Reuters.com
- Canada freezes ties with Chinese bank AIIB over claim it is ‘dominated by Communist party’ The Guardian
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