China Goes All In On Taliban: Will Lying With The Devil Lead China to Hell? News18

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China has sent a new ambassador to Kabul for the first time since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021. With this, even as it has not recognised the Taliban regime, China has signalled a clear intent to engage with it, in a bid to secure an array of interests including the Belt and Road Initiative, access to Afghanistan’s mineral wealth and keeping Uyghur militants at bay. Zhao Xing, the new Chinese ambassador, officially presented his credentials in a lavish ceremony held in Kabul last week. China has become one of at least six other countries, namely Qatar, Russia,...