China will be 'very careful' in dealing with the Taliban government, former U.S. ambassador says
The former ambassador added that developments in Afghanistan will test the United States as its global military and political clout decline following its withdrawal, leaving room for others like China to fill the gap.
"This is going to test the United States," Baucus said, adding, "We don't yet have a strongly defined policy for China, and now this withdrawal is going to complicate the development of that strategic policy toward China."For years, Afghanistan served as an important backyard for China, according to Mohammad Shafiq Hamdam, who previously served as deputy security advisor to former President Ashraf Ghani.
China is interested in Afghanistan's trillions of dollars worth of untapped mineral resources that can potentially help Beijing boost its global influence, according to Hamdam, who also previously served as senior advisor to NATO in Afghanistan. Taliban forces patrol near the entrance gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport, a day after U.S troops withdrawal, in Kabul, Afghanistan August 31, 2021.He explained that China can position itself as an alternative source for the Taliban as Afghanistan is in desperate need of economic assistance.
last week Beijing would provide $31 million worth of grain, winter supplies, vaccines and medicine to Afghanistan.
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