While Washington Makes Enemies, The Taliban Finds Willing Friends In China

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Taliban Hopes Beijing Can Contribute to the Rebuilding of Afghanistan, Spokesperson Says

August 23, 2021



Taliban showing off their new free weapons

The Chinese regime has played a "constructive" role in promoting peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan, and the Tablian hopes that Beijing can contribute to the rebuilding of the country, said a Taliban spokesperson in a recent interview with Chinese state media. "China is a big country with a huge economy and capacity—I think they can play a very big role in the rebuilding, rehabilitation, reconstruction of Afghanistan," ... Previously, the Chinese regime had played a "very constructive" role in the country's "peace and reconciliation" process, he said. Shaheen said that the Taliban and the Chinese Communist Party had long been in contact. He also revealed that Beijing had appointed a new official as a contact person with the Taliban. "We have contact with him. Recently, our delegation had a meeting with him,"... Since the takeover, the regime has embraced the group, and seized on the chaotic U.S. withdrawal for propaganda purposes.

The Chinese regime hasn't been involved in any of Afghanistan's conflicts in the past century... But the CCP has supported the Taliban both in arms and technology, according to a report ... As an example, the report said that Huawei, China's largest telecommunication company, allegedly contributed to building telecommunications networks for the Taliban, which supported Osama bin Laden ... Chinese foreign affairs minister Wang Yi met with Taliban leaders earlier on July 28. During the meeting, the Taliban assured Beijing that it would not harbor militants who may launch attacks into China's far west Xinjiang region. Since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan, the regime has declared its willingness to establish "friendly ties" with the group. It has not yet formally recognized the group. "China respects the Afghan people's intention and choice ... China will keep contact and communication with the Afghan Taliban," said Hua Chunying, spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry, on Aug. 16. At the same time, the CCP regime and its state-run media welcomed the Taliban's rise and exulted in the American's "defeat" in Afghanistan. "[The United States] indeed is very much like a 'paper tiger,'" Global Times... It mocked the United States saying that the failure of the democracy in Afghanistan shows that it is weak...

Taliban Hopes Beijing Can Contribute to the Rebuilding of Afghanistan, Spokesperson Says
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