'Hedging their bets': Political experts weigh in on China's warming ties with the Taliban
It makes "perfect sense" for Beijing, according to Rodger Baker, senior vice president of strategic analysis at Stratfor.
Taliban members patrol the streets of Afghan capital Kabul on August 16, 2021, as the Taliban takes control of Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.Hua, the foreign ministry spokesperson, said China has maintained contact and communication with the Taliban "on the basis of fully respecting the sovereignty of Afghanistan and the will of all factions in the country." The Taliban assured Beijing that it would," she added.
"It may take a little bit of time," he said. Beijing "might want to see assurances that the Taliban is going to be 'a normal government' and not … have massacres and massive killings or something like that before they give them formal diplomatic recognition."If the Taliban behaves "more or less normally," China is likely to recognize it "at some point" before Western countries, he added.
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