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


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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...