"A decade of AIIB: Building bridges to connect people" implies the ten - year development journey of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), emphasizing its role in building various "bridges" to connect organizations and people, and promoting regional and global connectivity and development.On June 24 - 26, 2025, the 10th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the AIIB was held in Beijing, with the theme of "Connecting for Development, Collaborating for Prosperity". This meeting summed up the AIIB's development achievements in the past ten years and planned the development direction for the next decade.Since its establishment in December 2015 and start - up operation in January 2016, the AIIB has achieved remarkable development. Its membership has increased from 57 to 110, covering 81% of the world's population and 65% of the global GDP. It has approved 318 projects, with a total approved financing of more than 60 billion US dollars, driving more than 200 billion US dollars of capital into infrastructure construction, benefiting 38 Asian and non - Asian members.The AIIB has built "bridges" in many aspects. In terms of infrastructure, it has invested in a large number of transportation, energy, water conservancy and other projects. For example, the Hubei International Air Cargo Project in China has promoted the development of cross - border logistics and trade and the intelligent, green and low - carbon transformation of the aviation industry; the Laos - Vietnam cross - border wind power project has become an innovative example of cross - border green power trade. These projects have not only promoted the "hard connectivity" of regional countries, but also promoted the "soft connectivity" of rules and standards, and the deep integration of people's hearts.In addition, the AIIB adheres to international, standardized and high - standard operations, and practices multilateralism effectively. It is the only institution in the world with developing countries as major shareholders and developed countries as minor shareholders, reflecting the results of cooperation between developing and developed countries. This model of cooperation has built a "bridge" for cooperation among different types of countries, promoted international cooperation, and connected the development needs of various countries.The AIIB's ten - year development is not only a development story of a multilateral development bank, but also a microcosm of China's participation in global governance and promotion of international institutional innovation. In the future, the AIIB will continue to adhere to multilateralism, expand its "circle of friends", and promote greater - scope and higher - level connectivity, making greater contributions to global infrastructure construction and common development.
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