Why China is still on the sidelines in Afghanistan, 2 years after messy US troop pull-out

By Shi Jiangtao

China has been reluctant to fill the void left by the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, with pundits citing ‘no illusions about great influence over the Taliban’ and lingering security risks

Source: Why China is still on the sidelines in Afghanistan, 2 years after messy US troop pull-out