This brings the total number of prospective founding members of the AIIB up to 27.

自此，亚投行意向创始成员国已达27个。

Washington has voiced concern that the AIIB could be used to finance strategic aims rather than economic.

华盛顿表示担心亚投行可能被拿来作为金融战略目标，而不是经济目标。

This is the first time the AIIB will convene its annual meeting in the Middle East.

这是亚投行首次在中东召开年会。

The three are following Britain's lead in joining the AIIB, even though all have been under US pressure not to join.

之前英国首先宣布申请加入亚投行，不过美国曾向这些国家施压反对他们加入。

The AIIB is expected to be established by the end of this year to finance infrastructure projects in Asia.

亚投行将于今年年底前成立，为亚洲的基础设施建设提供资金支持。

Analysts see the establishment of the AIIB as more proof that the balance of the world economy is shifting.

分析人士认为，亚投行的建立更加证明世界经济平衡正在发生转变。

The UAE is a founding member of AIIB, the multilateral bank that is committed to promoting sustainable infrastructure development.

阿联酋是亚投行的初始成员国，亚投行是致力于促进可持续基础设施发展的多边银行。

Founding members of the bank will have a say in how the organizational structure of the AIIB will be laid-out.

创始成员国对亚投行的组织架构拥有发言权。

Ms. Hua said China and the 21 other members will cooperate to make the AIIB's financing structure open and inclusive.

华女士表示，中国和其他21家成员国将通力合作，使亚投行的融资结构兼具开放性和包容性。

Spokeswoman Jen Psaki says the U.S. has concerns about the unclear nature of the AIIB proposal as it currently stands.

女发言人珍·莎琪（Jen Psaki）表示，美国对目前提议的亚投行性质的不确定表示担忧。

Analysts say China sees the AIIB as a way of countering what Beijing perceives as a unipolar world dominated by the United States.

分析家称中国将亚投行作为抵抗北京眼中美国主导的单极世界的手段。

More than 40 countries, includingBritain, Germany and Russia, have signed up to the AIIB, despite American misgivings about its openness and credit worthiness.

尽管美国对其开放性和信誉仍有所担忧，但还是有包括英国、德国、俄罗斯在内的40多个国家签署了AIIB。

Officials at the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and Asian Development Bank say they are looking for ways to cooperate with the AIIB.

世界银行、国际货币基金组织和亚洲开发银行的官员们表示他们在寻找与亚投行进行合作的途径。

In other words, while China has gained from the effort to develop the AIIB, it will also have to satisfy other bank members and multi-national institutions.

也就是说，在中国从开发亚投行的努力中获益时，也必须让其他成员国和多国机构满意。

China and 21 other countries have agreed to start an international development bank. The bank is called the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, or AIIB.

中国和其他21个国家一致同意开办一家国际开发银行。这家银行被称为“亚洲基础设施投资银行”，简称AIIB。

Critics say the AIIB threatens the work of existing development banks such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the Asian Development Bank.

批评者称亚投行威胁到现存的开发银行的业务，包括世界银行、国际货币基金组织和亚洲开发银行。

Experts say it remains to be seen how China will take on a leadership position in the AIIB or whether it will work with existing organizations.

专家称将观望中国将如何在AIIB中发挥领导角色，看是否会与现有机构进行合作。

Experts are watching to see how China will take its leadership role in the new bank. The AIIB is expected to start with $100 billion in capital, mostly from China.

专家在关注中国如何在新银行中发挥领导角色，亚投行有望以1000亿美元的资金开始运营，其中大部分资金来自中国。