Taliban: Why China wants them as a friend and not as a foeThe unexpected presence of the Taliban at the extensive October gathering in Beijing, which commemorated the 10th anniversary of China's am...
28 Oct, 2023, 12.11 PM IST
China attempts to 'mainstream' Taliban via Belt & Road ForumThe Taliban's participation in China's Belt and Road Forum is expected to increase their legitimacy and mainstream their presence among the...
15 Oct, 2023, 11.44 PM IST
Taliban to join China's Belt and Road forum, elevating tiesThe Taliban will attend China's Belt and Road Forum, demonstrating Beijing's growing ties with the administration. While the Taliban has at...
14 Oct, 2023, 06.05 PM IST
China providing modern weaponry to Taliban: ReportChina-Taliban engagement is not new. The Taliban have been frequent visitors to China for years. Even in the 1990s, Beijing engaged with th...
22 Jan, 2023, 07.31 AM IST
China's game in Afghanistan seems to fade after attack on Chinese nationalsOn December 12, a bomb and gun attack targeted a hotel, where five Chinese nationals were injured and endangered the Afghanistan-China rela...
17 Dec, 2022, 09.59 PM IST
China's Afghanistan dilemma: What's bad for Washington isn't necessarily good for BeijingChinese leaders are anxious about the new emerging order in Afghanistan, which could threaten the stability of China's western regions, hom...
15 Sep, 2021, 12.17 AM IST
ETIM militants left Afghanistan: Taliban tells ChinaMany of the ETIM members have left Afghanistan because the Taliban have categorically told them that there is no place for anyone to use Af...
10 Sep, 2021, 06.33 PM IST
View: Is China's defence of Taliban optimism or a hard choice?China’s statements regarding ‘guiding’ Taliban as a positive influence do seem odd. After all, the terror organization had blatantly floute...
01 Sep, 2021, 02.50 PM IST
As China, Pakistan weigh recognising Taliban, experts warn long-term losses, US ireSince the Taliban's takeover of Kabul on August 15, China and Pakistan have stepped up contacts amidst a sense of their delight over a “hum...
22 Aug, 2021, 03.28 PM IST
Taliban appeals for international recognition; says China has 'big role' to playTaliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said the international community should "respect the will of the Afghan people" and officially recognise h...
20 Aug, 2021, 08.41 PM IST
Afghanistan may turn China's Belt & Road into a $282 billion creditor trapThe People’s Republic has invested huge infrastructure projects as well as extended huge loans to Islamabad as part of the Belt and Road In...
20 Aug, 2021, 09.59 AM IST
Why China has chosen to wait and watch before recognising new dispensation in AfghanistanMost observers think China and Russia would be among the first to recognise the new regime. But the question is how long they will take to ...
18 Aug, 2021, 11.41 PM IST
To China, Afghan fall proves U.S. hubris. It also brings new dangers.The Chinese government criticized what it called a hasty, ill-planned withdrawal by the U.S., which has upended hopes that the Taliban woul...
18 Aug, 2021, 06.48 PM IST
Is China about to tuck Afghanistan under its belt and road? Here's what you should knowAfghanistan has vast mineral deposits, including copper, coal, iron ore, lithium and uranium, as well as oil and gas. But even though Chine...
18 Aug, 2021, 08.11 AM IST
China weighs risk and reward in a Taliban-led AfghanistanChina abhors a power vacuum, especially on its borders, and maintaining stability after decades of war in its western neighbour will be Bei...
15 Jul, 2021, 01.02 PM IST
Afghan Taliban says it sees China as a 'friend', promises not to host Uyghur militants from Xinjiang: ReportChina has already evacuated 210 of its nationals from Afghanistan by a chartered flight this week. Beijing is concerned that under Taliban ...
10 Jul, 2021, 06.43 PM IST
Taliban delegation visited Beijing seeking help to fight foreign fighters in Af-Pak regionChinese support to Taliban will be detrimental to India's security interests particularly in the fight against cross-borderterror as Beijin...
03 Aug, 2016, 10.07 PM IST