What A Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan May Mean For
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Posted On: 08/23/2021 7:19:22 PM
What A Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan May Mean For China
BEIJING — America's two-decade presence in Afghanistan has always been a mixed bag for neighboring China.
"On the one hand, [China] didn't love the fact that there [were] American military bases literally on their border in Afghanistan," says Raffaello Pantucci, a fellow with the Royal United Services Institute, a security think tank in the United Kingdom. "On the other hand, you know, they thought, well, at least someone is dealing with the issues there. And we don't have to."
4 Reasons A Taliban Takeover In Afghanistan Matters To The World
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4 Reasons A Taliban Takeover In Afghanistan Matters To The World
That has all changed since the U.S. pullout and Taliban takeover. China must now contend with a fractious Afghanistan along its western border led by an extremist Islamic group that has targeted civilians in attacks and provided sanctuary to al-Qaida.
"America's exit lowers strategic pressure on China," says Zhu Yongbiao, an expert on Afghanistan at China's Lanzhou University. "The situation has positives for China, but the negatives outweigh the positives. What China could stand to gain is quite modest."
The swift crumbling of U.S.-trained Afghan forces and the chaotic evacuation of Americans and their Afghan colleagues have given China an opportunity to highlight American failures.
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/23/1029622154/her...-for-china
BEIJING — America's two-decade presence in Afghanistan has always been a mixed bag for neighboring China.
"On the one hand, [China] didn't love the fact that there [were] American military bases literally on their border in Afghanistan," says Raffaello Pantucci, a fellow with the Royal United Services Institute, a security think tank in the United Kingdom. "On the other hand, you know, they thought, well, at least someone is dealing with the issues there. And we don't have to."
4 Reasons A Taliban Takeover In Afghanistan Matters To The World
ASIA
4 Reasons A Taliban Takeover In Afghanistan Matters To The World
That has all changed since the U.S. pullout and Taliban takeover. China must now contend with a fractious Afghanistan along its western border led by an extremist Islamic group that has targeted civilians in attacks and provided sanctuary to al-Qaida.
"America's exit lowers strategic pressure on China," says Zhu Yongbiao, an expert on Afghanistan at China's Lanzhou University. "The situation has positives for China, but the negatives outweigh the positives. What China could stand to gain is quite modest."
The swift crumbling of U.S.-trained Afghan forces and the chaotic evacuation of Americans and their Afghan colleagues have given China an opportunity to highlight American failures.
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/23/1029622154/her...-for-china
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