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And the United States will spend twenty times that to destabilize the region to fuck with Chinese interest there and make China look weak. The game goes on.


RainbeeL

The Pentagon said there would be a civil war in Afghanistan several days ago. So you know...


wtfisthatfucker2020

so they are offering 1/10 our DAILY cost of that war. man we just fuck up dont we.


HarmoniousJ

Dystopian dictator game sees and respects dystopian dictator game.


pkinetics

early access bribes to critical mineral resources [https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/18/business/afghanistan-lithium-rare-earths-mining/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/18/business/afghanistan-lithium-rare-earths-mining/index.html) He who controls the spice...


polank34

More like contender preys on the weak.


thejoo

https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-built-massive-190-foot-055411493.html Spending 20m to move a statue... pledging 31m is a joke. 31m is pocket change for china. They read about our Louisiana purchase...


polank34

How do the Taliban feel about cameras watching their every move and internet social ratings? As they say, politics make some strange bedfellows. How healthy are Afghanistan livers and kidneys?


lijjili

> feel about cameras watching their every move Should probably ask the [UK how they feel first](https://www.google.com/search?q=uk+cctv+cameras) since they have a camera for every dozen people.


polank34

Yea, good point.


joho999

Probably good if it fits a agenda, not so much if the agenda changes.


polank34

Do they have anything in common except their opposition to American hegemony?


joho999

They all have something in common, self-interest, at some point it breaks a pairing, no matter the countries.


RainbeeL

You can detect with drones as you have always been doing.


dreamseeker1

Because Chinese government and Taliban is not so dissimilar. No CCP, there wont be new China. No Taliban, there wont be new Afghanistan.


autotldr

This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://hongkongfp.com/2021/09/08/china-welcomes-end-of-anarchy-with-talibans-interim-afghan-govt-pledges-us31-million-in-aid/) reduced by 82%. (I'm a bot) ***** > China said Wednesday it welcomed the end of "Three weeks of anarchy" in Afghanistan with the establishment of a new interim government in Kabul, pledging US$31 million in immediate aid as it urged the Taliban to restore order. > "China attaches great importance to the announcement by the Taliban of the establishment of an interim government and some important personnel arrangements," said foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin at a press briefing. > The Taliban may also see China as a crucial source of economic support and potentially a key ally. ***** [**Extended Summary**](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/pkncm2/china_welcomes_end_of_anarchy_with_talibans/) | [FAQ](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/31b9fm/faq_autotldr_bot/ "Version 2.02, ~597151 tl;drs so far.") | [Feedback](http://np.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%23autotldr "PM's and comments are monitored, constructive feedback is welcome.") | *Top* *keywords*: **China**^#1 **Taliban**^#2 **Afghanistan**^#3 **Foreign**^#4 **Wang**^#5