I just read an article China’s power play in Afghanistan written by Ahmed Rashid.
Ahmad Rashid talks about the retreat of USA from and Chinese entry into Afghanistan.
It talks that China is trying to bring peace in Afghanistan by pulling different parties in the conflict together. The parties are Taliban, Afghan Government, and Pakistan. China wants to do investment in Afghanistan in minerals.
China is trying to bring peace to a region destroyed by USSR, and then again by USA. USA first came to Afghanistan with no homework about the Afghan culture and mindset and failed miserably.
This time, the Afghan discussion has parties of Taliban, Afghan Government, Pakistan who has influence on Taliban and a long spurious border with Afghanistan and has millions of Afghan refugees for more then three decades, and China.
In past USA tried bringing India into the equation and Pakistan out while knowing that India has even no border with Afghanistan, but failed. Its purpose was to reduce Pakistani influence. Now even USA is not in the Afghan discussions.
USA also refused to negotiate with Taliban, and tried to completely destroy them. They failed and now Taliban is still a force and USA is flying out. On the contrary, Chinese are considering Taliban as a major player and think that there will be no peace in Afghanistan and the region without Taliban agreement.
USA played the game of guns and refused to bring everybody to tables and now China is doing the table bringing.
USA focus was on security while economy and social issues were not in its main policy. On the other hand, China wants peace and security for economic and social well-being of everyone in the region. If China succeeds in bringing peace and prosperity to Afghanistan, then it will show that the world is going into a positive direction after USA decline as a super power.
Chinese approach for the region is very different from that of USA. China wants peace at its west and trade with the region, and a trade route to adjacent regions. On the other hand, USA wanted to show to the region its power and superiority. Chinese approach has good news for everyone in the region, while the American approach brought only misery and destruction.
One other point about Chinese approach is that it is not intervention in the internal issues of other countries. It is a dialog for asking others to get their things together and work for welfare of the people in the region. Chinese even don't care who rules the Afghanistan. On the other hand, USA approach was direct and indirect intervention in internal affairs of every country in the region. If any country talked against Americans actions in the region, bad consequences were waiting for them. Americans acted like bullies from outside. If anyone who Americans didn't like had government in a region, then Americans tried very hard to oust them, even if it meant military invasion and economic destruction in the region.
Lets hope that Chinese struggle in the region for peace are successful.
Ahmad Rashid talks about the retreat of USA from and Chinese entry into Afghanistan.
It talks that China is trying to bring peace in Afghanistan by pulling different parties in the conflict together. The parties are Taliban, Afghan Government, and Pakistan. China wants to do investment in Afghanistan in minerals.
China is trying to bring peace to a region destroyed by USSR, and then again by USA. USA first came to Afghanistan with no homework about the Afghan culture and mindset and failed miserably.
This time, the Afghan discussion has parties of Taliban, Afghan Government, Pakistan who has influence on Taliban and a long spurious border with Afghanistan and has millions of Afghan refugees for more then three decades, and China.
In past USA tried bringing India into the equation and Pakistan out while knowing that India has even no border with Afghanistan, but failed. Its purpose was to reduce Pakistani influence. Now even USA is not in the Afghan discussions.
USA also refused to negotiate with Taliban, and tried to completely destroy them. They failed and now Taliban is still a force and USA is flying out. On the contrary, Chinese are considering Taliban as a major player and think that there will be no peace in Afghanistan and the region without Taliban agreement.
USA played the game of guns and refused to bring everybody to tables and now China is doing the table bringing.
USA focus was on security while economy and social issues were not in its main policy. On the other hand, China wants peace and security for economic and social well-being of everyone in the region. If China succeeds in bringing peace and prosperity to Afghanistan, then it will show that the world is going into a positive direction after USA decline as a super power.
Chinese approach for the region is very different from that of USA. China wants peace at its west and trade with the region, and a trade route to adjacent regions. On the other hand, USA wanted to show to the region its power and superiority. Chinese approach has good news for everyone in the region, while the American approach brought only misery and destruction.
One other point about Chinese approach is that it is not intervention in the internal issues of other countries. It is a dialog for asking others to get their things together and work for welfare of the people in the region. Chinese even don't care who rules the Afghanistan. On the other hand, USA approach was direct and indirect intervention in internal affairs of every country in the region. If any country talked against Americans actions in the region, bad consequences were waiting for them. Americans acted like bullies from outside. If anyone who Americans didn't like had government in a region, then Americans tried very hard to oust them, even if it meant military invasion and economic destruction in the region.
Lets hope that Chinese struggle in the region for peace are successful.
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