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First mover advantage: the United Kingdom and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

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  • Edward Ashbee

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In March 2015, the UK applied to become a founder member of the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) despite objections from the Foreign Office and Washington, DC, and ahead of other major western countries although they were to follow quickly. What explains the British decision? The paper argues that the underlying long-run reasons included shifting perceptions of American and Chinese power, economic imperatives, the institutional opportunities offered to pursue “venue-shopping” strategies within the British state, and widespread ambivalence about UK policy towards China. Furthermore, although analyses often eschew “snapshot” perspectives, short-run perceptions that the UK could, by joining the AIIB at that point, gain a first mover advantage that would provide greater access to Chinese markets, secure contracts across Asia for British firms, and enable the City of London to win an even greater share of the offshore renminbi trade proved decisive.

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  • Edward Ashbee, 2021. "First mover advantage: the United Kingdom and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank," Asia Europe Journal, Springer, vol. 19(4), pages 411-425, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:asiaeu:v:19:y:2021:i:4:d:10.1007_s10308-021-00595-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s10308-021-00595-6
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