1.媒体来源:
英国金融时报
2.完整新闻标题:
Europeans defy US to join China-led development bank
欧洲违背美国意愿加入中国领导的亚投行
3.完整新闻内文:
France, Germany and Italy have all agreed to follow Britain’s lead and join
a China-led international development bank, according to European officials
, delivering a blow to US efforts to keep leading western countries out of t
he new institution.
欧洲的官员们说法德意三国一致同意跟随英国加入由中国发起的亚投行，对美国试图阻
止西方国家加入新的体系是一个打击。
The decision by the three European governments comes after Britain announced
last week that it would join the $50bn Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
, a potential rival to the Washington-based World Bank.
德法意三国的决定是在英国在上周宣布加入亚投行之后做出的，亚投行是总部位于华盛
顿的世界银行的潜在竞争对手。
Australia, a key US ally in the Asia-Pacific region which had come under pre
ssure from Washington to stay out of the new bank, has also said that it wil
l now rethink that position.
美国在亚太区的主要盟友澳大利亚在之前受到美国压力（承诺不加入亚投行）的情况下
，说正在重新考虑是否要加入亚投行的决定。
The European decisions represent a significant setback for the Obama adminis
tration, which has argued that western countries could have more influence o
ver the workings of the new bank if they stayed together on the outside and
pushed for higher lending standards.
欧洲的决定代表了奥巴马政府的重大挫折，奥巴马政府认为如果西方国家一致不加入亚
投行，那么将提高它们对亚投行的影响使亚投行不得不以更高的标准进行借贷。
The AIIB, which was formally launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping last y
ear, is one element of a broader Chinese push to create new financial and ec
onomic institutions that will increase its international influence. It has b
ecome a central issue in the growing contest between China and the US over w
ho will define the economic and trade rules in Asia over the coming decades.
由中国国家主席习近平去年宣布成立的亚投行将会创造新的金融体系使中国施加更多的
国际影响力。它将成为中美两国在亚洲金融和贸易竞争未来的竞争热点。
When Britain announced its decision to join the AIIB last week, the Obama ad
ministration told the Financial Times that it was part of a broader trend of
“constant accommodation” by London of China. British officials were relat
ively restrained in their criticism of China over its handling of pro-democr
acy protests in Hong Kong last year.
当英国政府于上周宣布加入亚投行后，奥巴马政府告诉金融时报伦敦对于中国做出了过
多的妥协。英国官员在去年香港民主抗议中对中国政府的批评是比较克制的。
Britain tried to gain “first mover advantage” last week by signing up to t
he fledgling Chinese-led bank before other G7 members. The UK government cla
imed it had to move quickly because of the impending May 7 general election.
The move by George Osborne, the UK chancellor of the exchequer, won plaudit
s in Beijing.
英国试图通过尽早加入中国领头的亚投行在七国集团中获得领先优势。英国政府希望在
5月7日到来的大选全尽快达成协议，英国的财政大臣乔治.奥斯本(George Osborne)的决
定在中国赢得了喝彩。
Britain hopes to establish itself as the number one destination for Chinese
investment and UK officials were unrepentant. One suggested that the White H
ouse criticism of Britain was a case of sour grapes: “They couldn’t have g
ot congressional approval to join the AIIB, even if they wanted to.”
对于英国希望能够吸引更多的中国投资，英国的官员是不会后悔的。白宫酸溜溜得说：
“即使他们想要加入亚投行，也不会得到国会的批准。”
The US Treasury has voiced concerns about governance at the new bank, especi
ally the environmental and social standards it attaches to its loans. It sai
d it was worried that the AIIB could become a “low-quality” institution.
美国财政部对于亚投行的管理颇有微词，特别是在亚投行贷款所附加的社会和环境标准
（译注：政治承诺），他们担心亚投行的借贷标准是一种“低品质”的标准。
Privately, US and Australian officials have suggested that the British decis
ion to break ranks and join the bank was driven by commercial considerations
and that London was blind to the broader geopolitical implications in the A
sia-Pacific region．
美国和澳大利亚官员私下暗示说英国打破规矩加入亚投行的决定是出于商业考虑，（他
们认为）伦敦盲目得希望在亚太地区获得更大的影响力。
South Korean media have reported that Seoul will also now rethink its decisi
on not to join the AIIB. Japan, the US ally in the region that is most worri
ed by China’s growing influence, is not expected to become a member.
韩国媒体报道首尔将会重新考虑其是否加入亚投行的决定（译注：韩国政府之前是不加
入亚投行的）。而美国的盟友的日本出于对中国日益增长的影响力的担忧，将不会考虑
加入亚投行。
4.完整新闻连结 (或短网址):
http://tinyurl.com/kpw5hro
5.备注:
摘要：德法意三国紧随英国后决定加入亚投行，韩、澳在欧洲四国加入亚投行后，动摇了
不加入亚投行的决定，说正在重新考虑是否加入亚投行。