Canada freezes activity at ‘China’s World Bank’ after infiltration claims
加拿大政府冻结在亚投行所有活动
Top official resigns levelling accusations that institution is controlled by Communist party members
亚洲基础设施投资银行沟通部门负责人、加拿大籍的毕加博称中共党员控制着该行。他已辞职并飞往东京。
Canada has frozen all activity at the multilateral lender known as “China’s World Bank” after a top official resigned alleging the institution is run by Communist party members who “operate like an internal secret police”.
加拿大冻结了在这家有“中国的世界银行(World Bank)”之称的多边贷款机构中的所有活动，此前一名亚投行高级官员辞职，称该行由“像内部秘密警察一样运作”的中共党员管理。
Bob Pickard, the Canadian director-general for communications of the Beijing-headquartered Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, said he flew to Tokyo on Wednesday because he feared for his safety after raising concerns about what he claimed was the party’s infiltration of the lender.
总部位于北京的亚洲基础设施投资银行(Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank)沟通部门负责人、加拿大籍的毕加博(Bob Pickard)表示，他因为担心自己的安全于周三飞往东京。此前，他曾表示担忧，称中共渗透了该行。
The controversy, which underlines the tensions in multilateral institutions trying to bridge the growing divide between China and the west, triggered an immediate response from Ottawa.
这一争议突显出试图弥合中国与西方之间日益扩大的分歧的多边机构内部存在的张力，并立即引发渥太华方面的回应。
