{"id":70737,"date":"2021-07-29T15:48:06","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T15:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=70737"},"modified":"2021-07-29T15:48:06","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T15:48:06","slug":"china-interest-in-afghanistan-could-be-positive-us-blinken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=70737","title":{"rendered":"China interest in Afghanistan could be ‘positive’: US Blinken"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"News Desk:<\/strong> US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said China's possible involvement in Afghanistan could be “a positive thing”.<\/p>\n

He said this was if China was looking towards a “peaceful resolution of the conflict” and a “truly representative and inclusive” government, BBC reported.<\/p>\n

His comments came after Taliban representatives visited China.<\/p>\n

China said it saw the Taliban playing an important role in the peace process and rebuilding of Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

“No one has an interest in a military takeover of the country by the Taliban, the restoration of an Islamic emirate,” said Mr Blinken, who was asked about the talks while on a visit to India.<\/p>\n

He urged the Taliban to come to the “negotiating table… peacefully”.<\/p>\n

Nine Taliban representatives had on Wednesday travelled to Tianjin for the talks.<\/p>\n

Violence has increased in Afghanistan with the Taliban taking control of large swathes of the country, as the US withdraws its troops ahead of a September deadline.<\/p>\n

The high-level meeting in China suggests the Taliban is being recognised on an international stage as a major political force.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

News Desk: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said China’s possible involvement in Afghanistan could be “a positive thing”. He said this was if China was looking towards a “peaceful resolution of the conflict” and a “truly representative and inclusive” government, BBC reported. His comments came after Taliban representatives visited China. China said it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":70738,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n