Former Chinese deputy finance minister Jin Liqun was re-elected president of the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE Former Chinese deputy finance minister Jin Liqun was re-elected president of the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Former Chinese deputy finance minister Jin Liqun was re-elected president of the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
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India-China tensions will not influence AIIB as newly re-elected president vows to keep lender an ‘apolitical institution’

  • Former Chinese deputy finance minister Jin Liqun was re-elected president of the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on Tuesday
  • China, the largest AIIB shareholder, has seen tensions with India rise since the deadly clash in the disputed Himalayan border region last month

Topic |   China-India relations
Cissy Zhou
Cissy Zhou

Updated: 11:00pm, 29 Jul, 2020

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Former Chinese deputy finance minister Jin Liqun was re-elected president of the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE Former Chinese deputy finance minister Jin Liqun was re-elected president of the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Former Chinese deputy finance minister Jin Liqun was re-elected president of the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
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