SCMP: China pledges to help rebuild Afghanistan and, while blaming US for chaos, insists it pays too
China has pledged to help reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan after American troops have completely withdrawn, but demands that Washington also pay its share.
In a sign that tensions between the two rivals will persist, the Chinese foreign ministry issued its criticism and demands for the United States on Tuesday, following Washington’s announcement that its mission in the Central Asian nation had ended.
The development marked a new start in Afghanistan for peace and development, but the US must reflect on its failure, ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said in a press conference.
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WNU Editor: Chinese state media is saying that China is best positioned to help Afghanistan's reconstruction .... Why China is best positioned to help Afghanistan reconstruction (Global Times). The Taliban are in agreement .... China, our ‘great neighbour’, will help Afghanistan forge peace: Taliban (SCMP).
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China’s special Afghan envoy upbeat about relations with ‘friendly’ Taliban -- SCMP
Watch How China Handles Afghanistan -- The Atlantic
Why China Wants To Get In On Afghanistan’s Reconstruction -- Forbes
Here's What A Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan May Mean For China -- NPR
Pakistan-China Relations and the Fall of Afghanistan -- The Diplomat
