Canadian executive quits Asian infrastructure bank, citing Chinese Communist Party ties

Open this photo in gallery: The headquarters of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Beijing on Sep. 7, 2020.Koki Kataoka/Reuters The global communications head for the China-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank dropped a public relations nightmare on his employer Wednesday, announcing his resignation and accusing the bank of being an "instrument" of Beijing. Canadian executive Bob Pickard said on Twitter that the bank, founded in 2016 with the stated goal of supporting development across Asia, was "dominated by Communist Party members." "As a patriotic Canadian, this was my only course," Mr. Pickard wrote. "I don't believe that my country's interests…