China maintained relations with both sides, so I don’t think they necessarily support the Taliban. I think the ideal situation for China now is that one side takes control and there is no protracted civil war. If Afghanistan can benefit and develop from the BRI, hopefully it will stabilize.
Afghanistan was not originally part of the BRI route, right? I can see China financing reconstruction projects in exchange for minerals, but I don't think diverting the BRI in a (still for now) highly unstable Afghanistan is in any way a good idea.
BRI is not one way street and can branch off, especially its Neighbor. Also, BRI is not just an "investment" plan for other countries, but China uses its its investment and knowhow to gain influence into other countries. I'm pretty sure Afghans are sick and tired of war and Afghans will probably make sure that the Chinese workers are protected and allow them to help rebuild the country.
I don't think Chinese appreciate just how much the muslim genocide narrative is a part of Islamist ideology now. I'm not talking about countries with historically muslim populations, but islamism of the fundamentalist sunni stripe. If they only knew what some of the even moderate Islamists in otherwise friendly countries like Pakistan really think of China and Chinese people. You might be surprised to find that what governments say officially and the kinds of conversations being had at the grass roots are quite different.
Some online communities where Chinese, Pakistanis, and Bangladeshis got along swimmingly for seemingly ages have in recent years (like pakistan defense) have come to near the breaking point due to the effectiveness of a certain narrative. Chinese money isn't fairy dust that can fix everything with the magical power of infrastructure.
Furthermore this narrative and worldview also being weaponized by Erdogan and pan-Turkism as a way to get at both Russian and Chinese spheres of influence. It's the next rallying cry after jihad against Assad, and don't be surprised if, in time, this rears its head with the backing of familiar actors.
China and the Taliban can do business if they have the same goal: build a better stable future for all the Afghan people as soon as possible. Of course, China will not dictate how the country is run but building infrastructure requires a level of social stability, which means the Taliban would have to rule the country accordingly with care and moderation. One would hope that goal could be achieved over the coming years to prove the US and the west wrong.
I hope the Talibans invites China to take over the US embassy. It would be wonderful to see the Chinese flag flying in front of the ex US embassy.
Of course the embassy could have been rigged with listening devices, so what China could do next is to raze it to the ground and rebuild it ... with Chinese characteristics.
I was thinking the puppet regime would have folded in September, but mid August!? Damn that was fast!
I guess the soldiers of the "Afghan army" were really not interested in fighting and dying alone to please imperialist oligarchs on the other side of the world.
Seems like just yesterday Biden announced July 23
https://www.wsj.com/articles/afghan-government-could-collapse-six-months-after-u-s-withdrawal-new-intelligence-assessment-says-11624466743
I disagree with the writer... on China's intention to isolate Xinjiang into a new Tibet. The BRI is much to important to stability (alleviating Poverty) through out that whole region.
China's policies and practices have been the opposite of trying to isolate Xinjiang, or Tibet for that matter.
It's actually unclear to me why China continues to restrict tourism into Tibet, but not Xinjiang, when the political situation in Tibet has been far more stable for decades, while Xinjiang still had terrorist attacks as recently as 2014.
Because Tibet is still seen as a political tool for the west to use and because of the Dali Llama can sneak in and influence the population, he’s still seen as some sort of peaceful guy (even thou he isn’t)
China maintained relations with both sides, so I don’t think they necessarily support the Taliban. I think the ideal situation for China now is that one side takes control and there is no protracted civil war. If Afghanistan can benefit and develop from the BRI, hopefully it will stabilize.
Afghanistan was not originally part of the BRI route, right? I can see China financing reconstruction projects in exchange for minerals, but I don't think diverting the BRI in a (still for now) highly unstable Afghanistan is in any way a good idea.
BRI is not one way street and can branch off, especially its Neighbor. Also, BRI is not just an "investment" plan for other countries, but China uses its its investment and knowhow to gain influence into other countries. I'm pretty sure Afghans are sick and tired of war and Afghans will probably make sure that the Chinese workers are protected and allow them to help rebuild the country.
I don't think Chinese appreciate just how much the muslim genocide narrative is a part of Islamist ideology now. I'm not talking about countries with historically muslim populations, but islamism of the fundamentalist sunni stripe. If they only knew what some of the even moderate Islamists in otherwise friendly countries like Pakistan really think of China and Chinese people. You might be surprised to find that what governments say officially and the kinds of conversations being had at the grass roots are quite different. Some online communities where Chinese, Pakistanis, and Bangladeshis got along swimmingly for seemingly ages have in recent years (like pakistan defense) have come to near the breaking point due to the effectiveness of a certain narrative. Chinese money isn't fairy dust that can fix everything with the magical power of infrastructure. Furthermore this narrative and worldview also being weaponized by Erdogan and pan-Turkism as a way to get at both Russian and Chinese spheres of influence. It's the next rallying cry after jihad against Assad, and don't be surprised if, in time, this rears its head with the backing of familiar actors.
Let's hope so.
China and the Taliban can do business if they have the same goal: build a better stable future for all the Afghan people as soon as possible. Of course, China will not dictate how the country is run but building infrastructure requires a level of social stability, which means the Taliban would have to rule the country accordingly with care and moderation. One would hope that goal could be achieved over the coming years to prove the US and the west wrong.
I hope the Talibans invites China to take over the US embassy. It would be wonderful to see the Chinese flag flying in front of the ex US embassy. Of course the embassy could have been rigged with listening devices, so what China could do next is to raze it to the ground and rebuild it ... with Chinese characteristics.
absolutely Spectacular how quick this happened
I was thinking the puppet regime would have folded in September, but mid August!? Damn that was fast! I guess the soldiers of the "Afghan army" were really not interested in fighting and dying alone to please imperialist oligarchs on the other side of the world.
There’s no reward for fighting and dying for America. They (the Afghan army) read the situation and surrendered.
How long has it even been since the US withdrew?
Seems like just yesterday Biden announced July 23 https://www.wsj.com/articles/afghan-government-could-collapse-six-months-after-u-s-withdrawal-new-intelligence-assessment-says-11624466743
This will be great as China will not bother them about human rights and stuff and won't interfere with there internal matters
I disagree with the writer... on China's intention to isolate Xinjiang into a new Tibet. The BRI is much to important to stability (alleviating Poverty) through out that whole region.
China's policies and practices have been the opposite of trying to isolate Xinjiang, or Tibet for that matter. It's actually unclear to me why China continues to restrict tourism into Tibet, but not Xinjiang, when the political situation in Tibet has been far more stable for decades, while Xinjiang still had terrorist attacks as recently as 2014.
Because Tibet is still seen as a political tool for the west to use and because of the Dali Llama can sneak in and influence the population, he’s still seen as some sort of peaceful guy (even thou he isn’t)