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Zero Hedge: China Urges US To Immediately Lift Sanctions On Taliban As "Economic Chaos" Looms
China is now urging the United States to immediately lift sanctions against the Taliban and unfreeze all of Afghanistan's assets abroad. As part of its appeal, Beijing is offering assurances to Washington that the hardline Islamist group will "effectively" protect the rights of women and minorities.
Beijing is further warning the West of looming "economic chaos" in the war-torn central Asian country if more is not urgently done to relieve the economic pressure and allow for greater stability. "China urges the Western countries, led by the United States as a whole, to lift sanctions, and calls on all parties to engage with the Afghan Taliban in a rational and pragmatic manner," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said this week following two days of talks with the Taliban which concluded Tuesday in Doha.
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WNU Editor: After two days of talks China forwarded $6 million in humanitarian aid to the Taliban.
This contribution is a joke.
To put this into context. The U.S. provided $150 billion in nonmilitary aid from 2001 to 2020 (link here). This also does not included the tens of billions of non-military aid from Europeans and international organizations over the years.
I am willing to bet that this pittance of Chinese aid is not even going to go to the people who need it the most.
Bottom line.
Beijing's promise to rebuild Afghanistan lacks a lot of financial commitment to back it up.
Beijing is also offering assurances to Washington that the hardline Islamist group will "effectively" protect the rights of women and minorities. These assurances are worth nothing.
More News On the Latest Talks Between China And The Taliban
China Pledges to Help Taliban ‘Rebuild the Country’ in Doha Meeting -- India.com
China Vows to Help Taliban ‘Rebuild the Country’ in Doha Meeting -- Bloomberg
Taliban are eager for dialogue with the world, Chinese minister says -- Reuters
China set for closer interaction with Afghan Taliban, urges US to engage -- SCMP
Afghanistan, China to create committees for strengthening bilateral relations -- Khaama Press
