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Afghanistan - China relations

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Alexander Cooley
Alexander Cooley

“China is quietly asserting itself as the leading external power in the region. In doing so, it will position itself as both critic of United States regional policy and as an alternative leader of a humanitarian coalition comprised of Afghanistan's neighbours.”

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Columbia University political scientist, expert on Central Asia
30 Mar 2022 3 1
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Haiyun Ma
Haiyun Ma

“The situation in Afghanistan is awkward for China. You have a Taliban regime that has ties to terrorists, including Uyghur [extremist] groups, but Beijing is exploring how much it can work together [with it].”

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Associate professor at Frostburg State University who studies Beijing's relations with countries in Central and South Asia
14 Oct 2021 5 2
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Yi Wang
Yi Wang

“The common view of the international community is that the end of military intervention by the United States and its allies should be the beginning of them assuming their responsibilities. They are more obligated than any other country to provide economic, livelihood and humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people, and help Afghanistan maintain stability, prevent chaos and move toward sound development on the premise of respecting the sovereignty and independence of Afghanistan.”

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State Councillor and China's foreign minister
09 Sep 2021 5 4
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Wang Wenbin
Wang Wenbin

“China attaches great importance to the announcement by the Taliban of the establishment of an interim government and some important personnel arrangements. This has ended more than three weeks of anarchy in Afghanistan and is a necessary step to restore order and rebuild the country.”

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Spokesperson of China and deputy director of the Foreign Ministry Information Department of China
08 Sep 2021 3 3
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Wang Wenbin
Wang Wenbin

“The Chinese embassy in Afghanistan is an important channel for China-Afghanistan exchanges. The embassy is in normal operation. China sincerely hopes all parties of Afghanistan can echo the eager aspiration of the Afghan people and common expectation of the international community, build an open and inclusive political structure, adopt moderate and prudent domestic and foreign policies, make a clear break with terrorist organizations in all forms and live in good terms with all countries, especially neighboring countries. The new Afghan government is not formed yet, which we are following closely.”

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Spokesperson of China and deputy director of the Foreign Ministry Information Department of China
03 Sep 2021 5 4
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Zabihullah Mujahid
Zabihullah Mujahid

“China is our most important partner and represents a fundamental and extraordinary opportunity for us, because it is ready to invest and rebuild our country. There are rich copper mines in the country, which, thanks to the Chinese, can be put back into operation and modernised. In addition, China is our pass to markets all over the world.”

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Taliban spokesman
02 Sep 2021 2 5
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Lijian Zhao
Lijian Zhao

“We noticed that some terrorist groups have gathered and developed in Afghanistan over the past two decades, posing a serious threat to international and regional peace and security. In particular, as an international terrorist organization listed by the UN Security Council, the ETIM [East Turkestan Islamic Movement] poses a immediate threat to the security of the China and its people. The head of the Afghan Taliban made it clear to the Chinese side that the Afghan Taliban will never allow any force to use the Afghan territory to engage in acts that hurt China. The Afghan Taliban should earnestly honor its commitment, make a clean break with all terrorist organizations, resolutely fight against the ETIM and clear the way for regional security, stability, development and cooperation.”

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Spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry
27 Aug 2021 5 3
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Wang Wenbin
Wang Wenbin

“Afghanistan is an independent sovereign country. The US and its allies should learn from the past experience, and deeply reflect upon and act prudently on Afghanistan-related issues. The international community should encourage and work for the positive developments of the Afghan situation, support peace and reconstruction in Afghanistan, and assist the nation to improve people's livelihood and enhance its ability to achieve self-development. Wantonly slapping sanctions and exerting pressure solves no problem and will only be counterproductive. China holds that while promoting steady transition of Afghan situation and reconstruction, it is necessary for the international community to consider how to prevent such acts as military intervention in other countries under the pretext of democracy from happening again. We should not allow the tragedy that Afghan people and the international community, regional countries in particular, to pay for the mistake made by certain country to happen again.”

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Spokesperson of China and deputy director of the Foreign Ministry Information Department of China
24 Aug 2021 5 3
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Zhang Li
Zhang Li

“While Pakistan might be thinking of leveraging on Afghanistan against India, this is not necessarily the case for China. China's primary concern now is for the Taliban to ... build an inclusive and moderate regime so that terrorism would not spill over to Xinjiang and the region. Any other calculus further to that remains to be seen.”

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Professor at the Sichuan University’s Institute of South Asian Studies
23 Aug 2021 6 7
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Zhou Bo
Zhou Bo

“With the U.S. withdrawal, Beijing can offer what Kabul needs most: political impartiality and economic investment. Afghanistan in turn has what China most prizes: opportunities in infrastructure and industry building - areas in which China's capabilities are arguably unmatched - and access to $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits, including critical industrial metals such as lithium, iron, copper and cobalt. Though critics have raised the point that Chinese investment is not a strategic priority in a less secure Afghanistan, I believe otherwise. Chinese companies have a reputation for investing in less stable countries if it means they can reap the rewards. That doesn't always happen so smoothly, but China has patience.”

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Senior fellow at the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University and former senior colonel in the People’s Liberation Army from 2003 to 2020
20 Aug 2021 7 4
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Qian Feng
Qian Feng

“If the security situation in Afghanistan doesn't improve soon, terrorist activities may flare up in the country and threaten China's Xinjiang and regional countries where China has interests. Though the Afghan Taliban had vowed not to allow any force to use Afghan territories to attack another country, it may lack real control of the complex power branches and remote mountainous areas.”

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Director of the research department at the National Strategy Institute at Tsinghua University
19 Aug 2021 3 5
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Hua Chunying
Hua Chunying

“China has maintained contact and communication with the Afghan Taliban and other factions on the basis of fully respecting the national sovereignty of Afghanistan and the will of various factions in the country. The Taliban should curb terrorism and criminal acts, to ensure there is peace in Afghanistan, so that the Afghan people who have suffered from the war can live peacefully. Some repeatedly stress distrust of the Taliban, but what I want to say is nothing in the world can stand still. I prefer to look at things dialectically, to see its past and present, and its words as well as actions. The rapid evolution of Afghanistan's situation actually shows that the outside world lacks of objective judgments over the situation in Afghanistan and accurate grasp of the public opinion of Afghans. In this regard, I think that some Western countries in particular should learn a lesson.”

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson
19 Aug 2021 2 3
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Daniel Markey
Daniel Markey

“While China may like seeing the US out of its backyard, it may be underestimating the extent of the challenges that it faces in Afghanistan largely due to its reliance on Pakistan for information about the situation there. There is a kind of a triumphalism about what's happened, and an expectation that China could perhaps, in a way, swoop in and pick up the pieces. If they actually believe that, they're going to be in for a rude shock, if not immediately, then over time.”

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Director of the Global Policy Program at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
18 Aug 2021 3 3
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Zhang Li
Zhang Li

“It is very important for China to see how the Taliban stabilise the situation. I think the most important step is political reconciliation. Talk of major economic engagement is too early. China made it quite clear that the situation on the ground needs to be stable, and that they want to see positive developments. If the Taliban can keep its promise properly and improve security, not allow militants to go against other countries, including China, I think it's quite possible for China to consider economic engagement, in a big way.”

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Professor at the Sichuan University’s Institute of South Asian Studies
18 Aug 2021 2 5
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Yang Jin
Yang Jin

“China and Russia share similar stances on Afghanistan - preventing the country from falling into wars and terrorism again. After the self-inflicted embarrassment that the US has experienced in the country, China and Russia will work together to play bigger roles, for example, to encourage the Taliban to implement inclusive policies. What Lavrov [Sergey Lavrov] said is to have coordination with China on important issues regarding the new Afghan government. As the issue has become a major global issue that will influence regional and global politics, China and Russia's coordination would also influence the whole situation.”

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Expert on China-Russia relations with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing
17 Aug 2021 6 9
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Hua Chunying
Hua Chunying

“China hopes that the Taliban will implement its previous vows to establish through negotiation an open and inclusive Islamic government and act responsibly to ensure the safety of Afghan citizens and foreign missions in Afghanistan. China respects Afghan people's right to decide their own destiny and future, and is willing to continue to develop friendship and cooperation with Afghanistan. China will play a constructive role for peace and reconstruction in Afghanistan.”

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson
16 Aug 2021 3 3
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Yi Wang
Yi Wang

“We hope the Afghan Taliban will make a clean break with all terrorist organizations including ETIM (East Turkestan Islamic Movement) and resolutely and effectively combat them to remove obstacles, play a positive role and create enabling conditions for security, stability, development and cooperation in the region.”

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State Councillor and China's foreign minister
28 Jul 2021 4 4
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Barnett Rubin
Barnett Rubin

“It is an effort to use China's influence to persuade the Taliban not to seek a military victory but to negotiate seriously for an inclusive political settlement.”

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Senior fellow at New York University’s Center on International Cooperation
28 Jul 2021 2 5
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Yi Wang
Yi Wang

“The Taliban are a pivotal military and political force in Afghanistan, and are expected to play an important role in the process of peace, reconciliation and reconstruction.”

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State Councillor and China's foreign minister
28 Jul 2021 2 3
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Mohammad Naeem
Mohammad Naeem

“[The] delegation assured China that they will not allow anyone to use Afghan soil against China. China also reiterated its commitment of continuation of their assistance with Afghans and said they will not interfere in Afghanistan's issues but will help to solve the problems and restoration of peace in the country.”

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Taliban spokesman
28 Jul 2021 2 2
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