From only one week ago - missed it then but well worth reading now. New York Post:
China ready to deepen ‘friendly and cooperative’ Afghanistan relations
China said Monday that Beijing is ready to deepen “friendly and cooperative” relations with Afghanistan a day after the Taliban toppled the Afghan government.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying did not answer explicitly when asked whether Beijing will recognize the Taliban as the legitimate rulers but said that China would respect the choice of the Afghan people.
More at the site. They share a common albeit short (47 mile long) border. Afghanistan has some mineral resources. From the CIA World Factbook:
natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones
Add to that REE (rare earth elements) gold and silver. I bet that China is salivating at the chance to get their hands on our ordnance too. A real fustercluck.
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