Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Afghanistan for the first time since the Islamist Taliban reinstated.
While Europe and the United States refrain from supporting the Taliban's provisional administration because of human rights issues, China is expected to emphasize its stance of continuing economic cooperation and strengthen its influence in Afghanistan.
On the 24th, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and met with Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghani Baradal of the Taliban's interim administration.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi is the first to visit Afghanistan since the Taliban regained power last August.
According to the announcement by the Chinese side, at the meeting, Foreign Minister Wang Yi welcomed Afghanistan's participation in China's Belt and Road Initiative, and the "economic corridor" to proceed with the construction of large-scale infrastructure in neighboring Pakistan. He expressed his intention to extend the business of "" to Afghanistan.
In response, Acting Deputy Prime Minister Baradal expressed his hopes for expanding exports from Afghanistan to China and for investment by Chinese companies.
Europe and the United States are refraining from supporting the Taliban's provisional administration because it violates the human rights of women, but China is providing direct support such as sending large quantities of wheat using railroads.
By emphasizing China's willingness to continue economic cooperation and humanitarian assistance, it seems that it aims to strengthen its influence in Afghanistan.