What the peace process and U.S. withdrawal means for Beijing.
May 04, 2021
Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani, standing, watches as Afghanistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Salahuddin Rabbani, center, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, right, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, sign the agreement during a meeting at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018.
Credit: AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini
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The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan could reshape dynamics across South and Central Asia, should Afghanistan take a turn for the worst as many fear. Developments are being watched closely in Beijing, which has increased its presence in the region under the Belt and Road Initiative, and continues to have concerns about the potential for terrorism to spill across international borders.