Pauls' Revere
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I think we can expect the proxy war with China to ramp up over the years. Also development of the One Road/Belt initiative. Then, there is Kashmir.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...erica-in-afghanistan/ar-AAMKsjU?ocid=msedgntp
As the United States withdraws its forces from Afghanistan, China is not hesitating to move in. Earlier this week, nine Taliban leaders accepted Beijing's invitation and met in Tianjin with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi. One of those leaders was the group's co-founder, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. Wang told his visitors that China expects the Taliban to play an important role in the "process of peaceful reconciliation and reconstruction in Afghanistan" and described the group as a "pivotal political and military force" in the country.
It appears to be only a matter of time before China recognizes the Talban's de facto control of the country even as Washington remains formally committed to supporting the Kabul government.
Although he urged his Afghan visitors not to allow their country to serve as a staging area for the East Turkestan Islamic Movement that seeks independence for Xinjiang, true to China's longstanding policy, Wang avoided any reference to the state of Afghanistan's internal affairs. As Taliban spokesman Mohammed Naeem put it, no doubt gleefully, "China ... said they will not interfere in Afghanistan's issues."
In other words, unlike the United States and its Western allies, China has every intention to remain silent regarding the Taliban's brutal treatment of women and the Hazara minority, as well as those Afghans who worked closely with America and its allies. Subsequent to the meeting, a Chinese spokesman contrasted his nation's policies with those of the United States, again stating that "China has throughout adhered to non-interference in Afghanistan's internal affairs," as opposed to the "failure of U.S. policy towards Afghanistan."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...erica-in-afghanistan/ar-AAMKsjU?ocid=msedgntp
As the United States withdraws its forces from Afghanistan, China is not hesitating to move in. Earlier this week, nine Taliban leaders accepted Beijing's invitation and met in Tianjin with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi. One of those leaders was the group's co-founder, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. Wang told his visitors that China expects the Taliban to play an important role in the "process of peaceful reconciliation and reconstruction in Afghanistan" and described the group as a "pivotal political and military force" in the country.
It appears to be only a matter of time before China recognizes the Talban's de facto control of the country even as Washington remains formally committed to supporting the Kabul government.
Although he urged his Afghan visitors not to allow their country to serve as a staging area for the East Turkestan Islamic Movement that seeks independence for Xinjiang, true to China's longstanding policy, Wang avoided any reference to the state of Afghanistan's internal affairs. As Taliban spokesman Mohammed Naeem put it, no doubt gleefully, "China ... said they will not interfere in Afghanistan's issues."
In other words, unlike the United States and its Western allies, China has every intention to remain silent regarding the Taliban's brutal treatment of women and the Hazara minority, as well as those Afghans who worked closely with America and its allies. Subsequent to the meeting, a Chinese spokesman contrasted his nation's policies with those of the United States, again stating that "China has throughout adhered to non-interference in Afghanistan's internal affairs," as opposed to the "failure of U.S. policy towards Afghanistan."
