<p>The <strong>AIIB</strong> is the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. It's an international financial institution proposed by China. Almost all Asian countries have joined and a lot of European countries. <a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Infrastructure_Investment_Bank" rel="nofollow">Here is the link to the Wikipedia page</a></p>

<p>My question: How come Japan is not part of the AIIB ? Why are all the countries of North America against it ?</p>

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2015-10-07T03:08:38.397Z
The answer relates more to geopolitics than economics. Basically, Japan has a large stake in the Asian Development Bank and isn't interested in extending Chinese influence.
Jamzy
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You can at least spell out what AIIB is. Don' take for granted that all acronyms are immediately and universally recognized. But also, _why_ should _any_ country be "against: or "for" the AIIB"? You should provide such kind of information-argument in your question, otherwise it is unanswerable.
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The new AIIB, Japan and America
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# The new AIIB, Japan and America

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-19)

The **AIIB** is the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. It's an international financial institution proposed by China. Almost all Asian countries have joined and a lot of European countries. [Here is the link to the Wikipedia page](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Infrastructure_Investment_Bank)

My question: How come Japan is not part of the AIIB ? Why are all the countries of North America against it ?

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> **username_2**: You can at least spell out what AIIB is. Don' take for granted that all acronyms are immediately and universally recognized. But also, _why_ should _any_ country be "against: or "for" the AIIB"? You should provide such kind of information-argument in your question, otherwise it is unanswerable.  
> **username_1**: The answer relates more to geopolitics than economics. Basically, Japan has a large stake in the Asian Development Bank and isn't interested in extending Chinese influence.  

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