China blames US for Afghanistan, says it will work with them

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BEIJING (AP) China has expressed willingness to hold talks with the United States to promote a soft landing in Afghanistan, while strongly criticizing Washington and again demanding that the Biden administration end its attacks on China.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in a phone call Monday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, blamed what he called the hasty military withdrawal from the Americas for the chaos that accompanied the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry dated Tuesday.

China is willing to conduct communication and dialogue with the United States to promote a soft landing of the Afghan issue and prevent another civil war or another humanitarian catastrophe … and not let it become fertile ground and shelter again. for terrorism, Wang said. as said in the call.

Before the final withdrawal of US troops, the Taliban dominated the Afghan army and government, entering the capital, Kabul, over the weekend.

Wang said that China and the United States should cooperate on global issues and regional hot spots, but the United States cannot, on the one hand, deliberately curb and suppress China to undermine rights and interests. legitimate from China, and secondly, rely on China. to provide support and coordination.

A one-sentence statement from the State Department said Blinken and Wang spoke about developments in Afghanistan, including the security situation and respective efforts to bring their citizens to safety.

The Biden administration sought China’s cooperation on issues such as climate change, while criticizing China over differences in trade and technology, security in the Asia-Pacific region, and human rights. .

Henry Storey, a political risk analyst based in Melbourne, Australia, said Wang was trying to portray China as a responsible international actor, unlike the story of the Americas’ intervention in other countries.

The reference to the hasty withdrawal of the United States and Afghanistan as a breeding ground and refuge for terrorism hints at China’s clear concerns about the impact of instability in Afghanistan on China and the region at large. Storey said in an email response to the questions.

Wang and Blinken also spoke separately with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday.

Wang called for enhanced strategic cooperation and coordination with Russia to encourage the Taliban to adopt soft and cautious religious policies and build an open and inclusive political structure with all parties, according to a statement from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Foreign Affairs.

China has shown its willingness to engage with the Taliban, inviting the leaders to a meeting with Wang in the Chinese city of Tianjin last month.

Wang urged the group to negotiate a peaceful end to the two-decade-long conflict and not harbor terrorists who he said threaten security in his troubled northwestern Xinjiang region.

China, which shares a narrow border with Afghanistan, according to the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, has been behind violent attacks in the past. It is not known what sort of presence the group currently has in Afghanistan.

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