Doha/Beijing – A few days ago, China appealed to the international community to recognise the Taliban government. However, it has now adopted a tough stand against the Taliban. The leaders and terrorists of the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), fighting for the rights of the Uyghurs in China, are based in Afghanistan. Although the Taliban assured to act against them, nothing has been done so far. China has complained about the Taliban not handing over the leaders of ETIM to them as promised. Therefore, China suspects Taliban to behave like agent of the United States. The Chinese analysts have started predicting that the US military withdrawal is a conspiracy hatched by the United States and India against China.
Three days ago, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met the Taliban Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Baradar at Doha. Taliban announced after the meeting that China would be providing financial assistance to Afghanistan. But the international media claimed that the Chinese Foreign Minister reprimanded Taliban leaders during this meeting.
Taliban leaders and the Chinese officials have held two meetings since the m July. In a Tianjin meeting, Foreign Minister Wang demanded that the Taliban hand over ETIM terrorists to them. Last month, Chief of Chinese intelligence, Chen Wenqing, visited Afghanistan and met Sirajuddin Haqqani, the chief of the Haqqani network. China expressed their displeasure and accused the Taliban of not disengaging with ETIM.
During the meeting at Doha on Monday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reprimanded the Taliban for not severing its ties with the ETIM, even after two months. China drew attention to the fact that an ETIM terrorist was involved in the suicide bombing at a place of worship in the Kunduz Province of Afghanistan. Foreign Minister Wang complained that the Taliban is not fulfilling the promises made to China.
Hu Shisheng, the analyst at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), the official think tank of the National Security Agency in China, expressed the Chinese apprehensions regarding the Taliban. He cautioned his country during a meeting of military analysts. Military withdrawal from Afghanistan could be a part of a more comprehensive US strategy. Following the military withdrawal from Afghanistan, the United States is preparing to form a strong military alliance with India to challenge China. In this scenario, the Chinese concern is that the Taliban could act as an agent of the United States. The Chinese apprehension has increased as the Taliban is not initiating an action against the ETIM, despite repeated demands. Therefore, China has decided to set up a military base in Tajikistan, near the Afghan border, considering the ETIM threat.
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