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The success of the new China-led development bank has caught the United States off guard, after it fought the project and now finds itself increasingly isolated.
Britain, Germany, France... the United States has watched, helpless and dumbfounded, as its European allies flocked to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, seen as a potential rival to the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, both institutions under powerful US influence.
The list does not stop there. Other US allies, like Australia and South Korea, are considering joining the AIIB, which already has about 30 member nations and the blessing of International …
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