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According to a media source, China appears to have realised its error in embracing the Taliban in Afghanistan. According to an Al Arabiya article, Beijing appears to have lost faith in the Taliban, who have long been considered a global pariah for their sponsorship of terrorism and suppression of women.
According to the article, China has expressed its concerns over the current situation in Afghanistan.
Terrorist groups like ISIS and Al-Qaeda are leveraging the “complicated and intricate” Afghan situation to increase their foothold in the region, according to a senior Chinese politician.
China appears to have recognised its error in siding with the Taliban in Afghanistan. China was one of the first few countries to accept the Taliban in the war-torn country four months ago. Four months later, Beijing appears to be losing faith in the Taliban, which has long been regarded as a global pariah due to its support for terrorism and female persecution, according to the article.
On December 22, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Wu Jianghao stated that terrorist organisations that have no regard for borders and boundaries cannot be defeated by a single country, and that the world community must work together to battle terrorism.
According to Al Arabiya, the Chinese Foreign Ministry released a statement on October 28 saying that changes in the Afghan situation have complicated the regional and international counterterrorism situation, and that terrorist forces’ abuse of the Internet and emerging technologies has become an increasingly acute problem.
On August 15, the Taliban took control of Kabul, and the country has since been wracked by an economic, humanitarian, and security crisis.
China, which has had its eye on Afghanistan’s mineral resources for several years, opted to include it in Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), but has done little since August, and only in concept. The Chinese are concerned that their Sunni Uighurs in Xinjiang will join the Taliban, according to the article.
Beijing has always been wary of the Taliban’s ideological objective, according to the article. Beijing has chastised the United States for acting “irresponsibly” in its “hurried departure.”
