China’s attitude towards the situation in Afghanistan

Abstract

The article examines the position and actions of China to resolve the situation in Afghanistan. As soon as the United States withdrew its troops from Afghanistan, other major powers, including China, began to take a number of actions in the region. For China, which borders Afghanistan’s remote Wakhan Corridor, the priority is to ensure stability in that area and strengthen border controls there to prevent separatists from Xinjiang from infiltrating. Afghanistan is currently facing a severe humanitarian crisis and economic hardship. China extended a helping hand to the Afghan population and provided Kabul with emergency humanitarian aid in the form of food and medical supplies, including a shipment of coronavirus vaccines. In addition, the Chinese Foreign Minister met with officials of the interim government of Afghanistan during his visit to Qatar and the parties discussed possible ways to stabilize the situation in the region. Countries have resumed the export of Afghan pine nuts to China. This brought Afghanistan income from external foreign exchange transactions, and also provided Afghan farmers with a livelihood. The importance of the contribution of the Chinese initiative “One Belt, One Road” to the development of the region is also noted. Promoting the export of Afghan agricultural products to China is China’s tangible action for the economic recovery of Afghanistan, and will also contribute to peace and stability in Afghanistan. The author comes to the conclusion that the restoration of stability in Afghanistan is an important task facing today not only China, but also the entire world community.