After the pullout of US troops the Taliban is gaining ground in Afghanistan. There are lots of talks between China and Talibans about the future of the country.
The major objective for China is to have Afghanistan not supporting ETIM in Xinjiang. There are also some economic deals to be made but I think that it's a secondary objective.
Would China be able to befriend Talibans in the same way they befriended Pakistan? Will the Taliban be able to create a central government or is the tribalism too strong even for them? Other Muslim nations from Saudi to Pakistan support China in Xinjiang, is there any ideological difference that would make Taliban different or are they just as pragmatic?
The major objective for China is to have Afghanistan not supporting ETIM in Xinjiang. There are also some economic deals to be made but I think that it's a secondary objective.
Would China be able to befriend Talibans in the same way they befriended Pakistan? Will the Taliban be able to create a central government or is the tribalism too strong even for them? Other Muslim nations from Saudi to Pakistan support China in Xinjiang, is there any ideological difference that would make Taliban different or are they just as pragmatic?