. Oct 2, 2013

President Xi Jinping proposes establishing an Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to promote economic integration in the region on a visit to Indonesia. He said Beijing was ready to offer financial support for infrastructure projects in developing countries in the region, including members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

. Oct 8, 2013

In an interview with ASEAN media outlets ahead of a visit to Brunei, Thailand and Vietnam, Premier Li Keqiang said China wanted to establish the bank to meet, on a basis of priority, requests for financial support for infrastructure projects.

. May 21, 2014

President Xi Jinping said he hoped that the AIIB "will be launched at an early date" in an address to the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia, in Shanghai.

. June 3, 2014

China welcomes Kuwait's "proactive participation in preparations to set up the AIIB", Premier Li Keqiang told Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah in Beijing.

. July 3, 2014

President Xi Jinping told his counterpart Park Geun-hye that China "stands ready to strengthen cooperation with the ROK" in establishing the AIIB during his visit to the Republic of Korea.

. July 14, 2014

China "welcomes India joining the AIIB as a founding member", President Xi Jinping told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the BRICS summit in Brazil.

. Aug 16, 2014

During the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, President Xi Jinping told his Singaporean counterpart, Tan Keng Yam, that China welcomed Singapore's confirmation that it will join the AIIB as one of the founding members.

. Sept 16, 2014

President Xi Jinping in Colom-bo, Sri Lanka, told his Sri Lank-an counterpart, Mahinda Rajapaksa, that he welcomed Sri Lanka joining the bank as a founding member.

(China Daily USA 10/27/2014 page4)