China was among the first countries to insinuate its openness to the Taliban regime by expressing its desire to deepen “friendly and cooperative” relations with Afghanistan, after the fall of the Afghan civilian government in August 2021
Even as China has not recognised the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, it has signalled a clear intent to engage with it, in a bid to secure an array of interests including the BRI, access to Afghanistan’s mineral wealth and keeping Uyghur militants at bay
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Kabul on Thursday, a week before Beijing hosts a meeting of Afghanistan's neighbours to see how they can help the country following its takeover by the hardline Islamist group.
Amid the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, China shipped humanitarian aid to the war-torn nation. On November 21, Chinese ambassador to Afghanistan, Wang Yu said that a train with more than 1,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid departed China's Xinjiang.
The train departed with necessities like naan, milk tea powder, cotton-padded clothes, cotton shoes and blankets, etc., Wang Yu informed.