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The Philippines said Wednesday it will join the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, despite being engaged in a dispute with Beijing over its claims in the South China Sea.
據(jù)報道，菲律賓不顧與中國政府關(guān)于南海領(lǐng)土劃分的爭端，宣布將加入由中國主導(dǎo)的亞洲基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施投資銀行(亞投行)。
Viewed by some as a rival to the World Bank and the Philippines-based Asian Development Bank, the AIIB is expected to begin operation early next year with an opening ceremony scheduled for January 16-18.
亞投行（有人視其為世界銀行和總部設(shè)立于菲律賓的亞洲開發(fā)銀行的競爭對手）預(yù)計(jì)于2016年初開始運(yùn)作，開幕式計(jì)劃于1月16日至18日舉行。
The United States and Japan, respectively the world's largest and third-largest economies and the principal shareholders in the ADB, have both declined to join the AIIB, part of an initiative by China to expand its financial clout in Asia.
美國和日本，作為世界上第一和第三大經(jīng)濟(jì)體，同時作為亞洲開發(fā)銀行的主要股東，均拒絕加入亞投行（中國在亞洲擴(kuò)大其金融影響力計(jì)劃中的一部分）。
"The two (AIIB membership and the maritime dispute) are totally unrelated," Philippine foreign department spokesman Charles Jose told AFP Wednesday.
菲律賓外交部發(fā)言人傅查理周三對法新社表示，加入亞投行和南海糾紛是完全不相干的兩件事。
"The decision of the Philippines to be one of the founding members of the China-led AIIB is based on the country's economic development imperatives," President Benigno Aquino's spokesman Herminio Coloma told AFP.
總統(tǒng)阿基諾的發(fā)言人科羅馬對法新社稱，菲律賓加入中國主導(dǎo)的亞投行的決定是基于本國經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展的要求。
"There is no linkage between this decision and the issues raised by the Philippines with regard to maritime entitlement claims in the South China Sea", Coloma added.
科羅馬補(bǔ)充道：“這項(xiàng)決定和菲律賓在南海海域要求海事權(quán)利并沒有任何聯(lián)系?！?/div>
Beijing will be by far the largest shareholder of the AIIB at about 30 percent, according to the legal framework signed by 50 founding member countries in late June.
根據(jù)50個創(chuàng)始成員國在6月底簽署的法律框架規(guī)定，中國政府持有30%左右的亞投行股份，將是迄今為止亞投行最大的股東。
The bank is based in Beijing and currently has 57 members, including Australia, Germany and Britain. It expects to offer its first batch of project loans by mid-2016, according to China's official Xinhua news agency.
亞投行總部設(shè)在北京，包括澳大利亞、德國和英國在內(nèi)共有57個成員國。根據(jù)中國官方媒體新華社報道，亞投行預(yù)計(jì)將在2016年年中提供第一批項(xiàng)目貸款。
Asked whether the South China Sea dispute would affect the Philippines' AIIB membership, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang told a regular briefing: "I think the operation of the AIIB will be decided by the AIIB rules, which are made by all the members."
在被問及中菲南海爭端是否會影響菲律賓的亞投行成員資格時，中國外交部發(fā)言人陸慷在例行記者會上表示：“我認(rèn)為亞投行的運(yùn)作會根據(jù)亞投行協(xié)定行事，該協(xié)定是所有成員共同協(xié)商達(dá)成的?！?/p>
