Not surprising at all, no question that the ChiComs already made a deal with the Taliban a long time ago.
Not surprising at all, no question that the ChiComs already made a deal with the Taliban a long time ago.
Almost like we are giving Afghanistan to them. What, our manufacturing over the last 40 years wasn't enough? It sure seems like the US has been taken over by foreign powers a long time ago.
Article:
The Chinese embassy in Afghanistan is continuing to operate as normal, and its ambassador and embassy staff will remain in their posts. Most Chinese citizens in Afghanistan had earlier returned to China, but the ones who remained behind are in close contact with the Chinese embassy. While China may not be directly involved in the ongoing power transition, Beijing will play an active role in the rebuilding process to secure its interests, observers said.
“China will play a more important role in Afghanistan, but this will have to wait until the security situation is more stable,” Du Youkang, a former diplomat and international affairs researcher at Shanghai’s Fudan University, said. “The Taliban already has taken control of most of Afghanistan but many of the smaller places and other forces have not been fully sorted out, and the situation is still rapidly changing, so there will still be a process for the entire situation to be stabilised.”
One of China’s main concerns – raised in a meeting with senior Taliban leaders in July – is the future of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) which Beijing has blamed for unrest in its Xinjiang region. Foreign Minister Wang Yi secured a commitment from the Taliban that it would not let any force “use the Afghan territory to engage in acts detrimental to China”.
Almost like we are giving Afghanistan to them. What, our manufacturing over the last 40 years wasn't enough? It sure seems like the US has been taken over by foreign powers a long time ago.
Article:
The Chinese embassy in Afghanistan is continuing to operate as normal, and its ambassador and embassy staff will remain in their posts. Most Chinese citizens in Afghanistan had earlier returned to China, but the ones who remained behind are in close contact with the Chinese embassy.
While China may not be directly involved in the ongoing power transition, Beijing will play an active role in the rebuilding process to secure its interests, observers said.
“China will play a more important role in Afghanistan, but this will have to wait until the security situation is more stable,” Du Youkang, a former diplomat and international affairs researcher at Shanghai’s Fudan University, said. “The Taliban already has taken control of most of Afghanistan but many of the smaller places and other forces have not been fully sorted out, and the situation is still rapidly changing, so there will still be a process for the entire situation to be stabilised.”
One of China’s main concerns – raised in a meeting with senior Taliban leaders in July – is the future of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) which Beijing has blamed for unrest in its Xinjiang region. Foreign Minister Wang Yi secured a commitment from the Taliban that it would not let any force “use the Afghan territory to engage in acts detrimental to China”.
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