Chinese Multilateralism in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (Aiib)

This book reflects the latest legal development of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and makes direct and positive responses--it uses first-hand, authoritative information and makes insightful and persuasive analyses in addressing those concerns.

In particular, this book provides nuanced analysis of the following topics:

-- capital allocation of the AIIB, in comparison with those of Bretton Woods institutions;

-- dynamic relationship between the shareholder board and management, a central topic of corporate governance for the AIIB and other MDBs;

-- highly debatable issues relating to the interaction between AIIB, Belt and Road, and MCDF;

-- comparative study of state-owned enterprises in the laws of AIIB, WTO, ICSID, etc..

This book targets academics, students, policymakers, and businesscircles who are interested in AIIB, given the bank’s growing importance in the context of global economic governance reforms. First, the book is a must for those who are keen to gain insight into the AIIB. Ten years have passed since the debut of the idea of AIIB in 2013, and the topic has never retreated from the debate of the international community--a major concern is whether a China-led multilateral development bank (MDB) remains to be politically neutral, or professional, and can live up to high standards.

Bin Gu is an associate professor of international law at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU). He used to work with the World Trade Organization and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. Gu has written extensively on the theme of China’s approach towards global economic governance, focusing on the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Belt and Road Initiative for the past decade. He has published widely in both English and Chinese, totalling more than 100 articles and 3 monographic books. He has consulted for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, the Chinese Ministry of Finance, and the AIIB. Gu has a Ph.D. from the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), China, and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School. He was a Fulbright visiting scholar at East Asian Legal Studies (EALS), Harvard University in 2010.