澳洲已經做好準備加入中國1000億美元銀行

Cabinet's National Security Committee hascleared the way for Australia to invest as much as $3 billion to join theChina-led $US100 billion Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank.

政府內閣的國家安全委員會已經爲澳洲投資30億美元加入中國領導的1000億美元的亞投行掃清了障礙。

Fairfax Media can reveal the committee'sgreen light is expected to lead to a formal decision to sign up to theprecedent setting Chinese initiative when the full cabinet meets on Monday,marking a milestone for China's influence in the region.

該委員會的綠燈預示着週一舉行內閣全體會議時將正式決定成爲這家開創先例的中國機構的成員，標誌着中國對該地區的影響力達到了一個新的里程碑。

Leaked details of the high-leveldiscussions this week follow six months of messy debate which has set cabinetministers and US allies against each other.

本週披露了高級別會談的細節，而此前的六個月內閣進行了一系列激烈的辯論，導致內閣部長們和美國盟友之間造成不小的摩擦。

The amount of money Australia will tip intothe bank has not been finalised, but figures ranging from hundreds of millionsto up to $3 billion are being discussed.

澳洲貢獻的金額還沒有最終確定下來，但是範圍在幾億美元到30億美元之間，正在討論以確定具體的數字。

The committee did not discuss a finaldollar figure.

該委員會並沒有就最終的數字進行討論。

Supporters of the potential $US100 billionbank say it could trigger a wave of infrastructure development throughout theAsia-Pacific region, driving economic development and thus benefiting Australiaand other countries in the region.

這家可能包含1000億美元的新機構的支持者認爲這將在亞太地區引發一系列的基礎設施建設浪潮，推動經濟發展，從而令澳洲和該地區其他國家受益。