Beijing:
China has told the US that the Afghanistan scenario has undergone basic modifications and it is important for “all parties” to make get in touch with with the Taliban and “guide it actively”, reiterating that America’s troop withdrawal might provide an chance for the resurgence of terrorist groups.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in the course of his telephonic conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday, discussed the deteriorating scenario in Afghanistan amidst chaotic airlifts of Afghan civilians and diplomats by the US and NATO nations just before the August 31 deadline.
Wang and Blinken also discussed bilateral ties which had been riddled with tensions more than a host of concerns.
The Chinese Foreign Minister mentioned the scenario in Afghanistan has undergone basic modifications and it is important for “all parties” to make get in touch with with the Taliban and “guide it actively”, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The US, in certain, demands to work with the international neighborhood to provide Afghanistan with urgently-required financial, livelihood and humanitarian help, enable the new Afghan political structure sustain typical operation of government institutions, sustain social safety and stability, curb currency depreciation and inflation and embark on the journey of peaceful reconstruction at an early date, Wang mentioned.
Facts have proved once again that the Afghanistan war by no means accomplished the purpose of eliminating terrorist forces in Afghanistan and the hasty withdrawal of the US and NATO troops is probably to give an chance to numerous terrorist groups in Afghanistan to regroup, Wang told Blinken.
Wang urged the US to take concrete actions to enable Afghanistan combat terrorism and violence on the premise of respecting its sovereignty and independence, rather of practicing double requirements or fighting terrorism selectively.
On China-US relations, The Chinese Foreign Minister mentioned that dialogue is improved than confrontation and cooperation is improved than conflict, and that the Chinese side will take into account how to engage with Washington based on its attitude towards Beijing.
If the US side also hopes to bring bilateral relations back on the appropriate track, it should really cease blindly smearing and attacking China, and cease undermining China’s sovereignty, safety and development interests, Wang added.
Their conversation followed the initially round of higher-level military talks right after US President Joe Biden came to energy in January in the course of which the two sides discussed the quickly-evolving scenario.
China, along with Russia and Pakistan, has kept its Embassy in Kabul open.
Wang Yu, Chinese Ambassador in Afghanistan, held initially diplomatic talks with the Taliban officials lately.
China, which is closely coordinating with its “all-weather ally” Pakistan to evolve its Afghanistan policy following the withdrawal of troops by the US, has held two rounds of talks with the Taliban.
Last month, Beijing hosted a Taliban delegation headed by its senior leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
In his talks with Baradar, Foreign Minister Wang asked the Taliban to break away from the terrorist groups and not permit the Uygur separatist group from Xinjiang — the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) — to operate from Afghanistan.
After the Taliban returned to energy, China has asked it to construct an open and inclusive political structure by means of consultation, implement moderate and prudent domestic and foreign policies, completely dissociate from all terrorist groups and sustain friendly relations with the rest of the world, specifically neighbouring nations.
The Taliban seized energy in Afghanistan on August 15, two weeks just before the US was set to full its troop withdrawal right after a pricey two-decade war. This forced Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to flee the nation to the UAE.
The Taliban terrorists have gathered across Afghanistan, capturing all significant cities in a matter of days, as Afghan safety forces educated and equipped by the US and its allies melted away.
Thousands of Afghan nationals and foreigners are fleeing the nation to escape the new Taliban regime and to seek asylum in various nations, which includes the US and quite a few European nations, resulting in total chaos at Kabul airport and deaths.