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China-Taliban relations
April 13, 2022
China’s Embrace of the Taliban Complicates US Afghanistan Strategy
By Zane Zovak
China’s willingness to partner with the Taliban undermines American efforts to influence the extremist group’s behavior through pressure campaigns and sanctions.
March 31, 2022
China Strongly Backs Afghanistan at Regional Conference
By Associated Press
Afghanistan has been partially successful in boosting stability, improving livelihoods, and protecting human rights, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.
March 25, 2022
China Signals It’s Back to Business as Usual With Taliban Government
By Shannon Tiezzi
Foreign Minister Wang Yi's surprise trip to Afghanistan was a clear sign that China is ready to engage with the Taliban as a normal government.
March 25, 2022
China’s Foreign Minister Makes Surprise Stop In Afghanistan
By Kathy Gannon
Wang Yi’s visit marked one of the highest-level engagements for the Taliban regime – and came just a day after the Taliban broke a promise to allow older girls to attend school.
February 17, 2022
How the Rise of Islamic State Khorasan in Afghanistan Feeds Uyghur Militancy
By Barbara Kelemen
As the Taliban courts China with nascent regulations on Uyghur militants, ISK is trying to capitalize by boosting recruitment of Uyghurs.
December 25, 2021
China in Afghanistan: How Beijing Engages the Taliban
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Claudia Chia.
October 06, 2021
After the Fall of Kabul, the US Needs to Reject China’s Narrative on Terrorism
By Omer Kanat
Hyping an unsubstantiated “extremism” threat is a key, and classic, tactic in the Chinese government’s propaganda war.
August 19, 2021
China’s Political Calculations and Potential Options in Afghanistan
By Jianli Yang
Beijing will approach Afghan affairs – and the Taliban – more cautiously than people think.
August 17, 2021
The Taliban: China’s Deal With the Devil in Afghanistan
By Shannon Tiezzi
The Taliban’s promises cannot be trusted. China knows this, but it has few good options.
August 11, 2021
Can the US Isolate the Taliban?
By Catherine Putz
The answer is less clear now, in 2021, than it was in 1996.
July 28, 2021
Can the Taliban Play China and Russia Off the United States?
By Catherine Putz
The consensus is that negotiation is the only way out of the conflict for Afghanistan, but that only holds true if the international community is united. It’s not.
February 17, 2021
Did China Build a Spy Network in Kabul?
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
Amid murky allegations of contact with the Haqqani Network, the life of one Chinese national in Kabul comes under scrutiny.
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