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Kuroda breaks ranks with Japanese government

Bank of Japan governor departs from the country's official stance on the AIIB, stressing that China can play a huge role in helping to build Asia's infrastructure

Published Tue, May 2, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Bank of Japan

Tokyo

BANK of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Tuesday broke ranks with what has been the official Japanese government position up till now of maintaining an arm's length relationship with the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

He also urged Asian leaders to avoid geopolitical conflicts in the region which, he said, are "not good for anyone". His warning came as tensions continued to rise in North-east Asia against a background of intensifying US a…