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Images circulating on social media appear to show the airbases floodlights blazing in the distance, amid reports that several military planes have taken off and landed at the base.

For now, China will be watching to see what form of government emerges and in what manner the Taliban wields power.

When the Taliban took over Afghanistan the first time in 1996, China refused to recognize their rule and left its embassy shut for years. This time around, Beijing has been among the first to embrace the Islamist terrorists next door.

Campaign for Nature’s Dr Zakri Abdul Hamid says Southeast Asian countries still prioritise socio-economic development over the environment

Caixin ESG Biweekly: China’s Evolving Climate Policymaking Framework - Chief representative of the Environmental Defense Fund’s China Program Zhang Jianyu offers insights into how Beijing’s climate policy has shifted in recent decades

May 27, 2021 10:36 am Washington, DC – The Stimson Center today announced the U.S.-China Sanya Dialogue , a Track 2 dialogue focused on military relations. The Sanya Dialogue provides a unique forum for retired U.S. and Chinese flag officers  to engage in candid, constructive, and closed-door interactions, exchanging views, building understanding, and charting policy directions on contentious issues in the bilateral relationship.  The project is led by China Program Di...

As US pulls out from Afghanistan, China torn between opportunities, potential for chaos ANI | Updated: May 17, 2021 14:35 IST Hong Kong, May 17 (ANI): Beijing is torn between seizing the potential opportunity presented by the United States finally pulling out of Afghanistan, and the widespread, well-founded fear that the country could plunge once again into civil war and chaos. Yun Sun, Director of the China Program at the Washington-based Stimson Center, w...

China torn between opportunities, potential for chaos ANI 17 May 2021, 19:37 GMT+10 Hong Kong, May 17 (ANI): Beijing is torn between seizing the potential opportunity presented by the United States finally pulling out of Afghanistan, and the widespread, well-founded fear that the country could plunge once again into civil war and chaos. Yun Sun, Director of the China Program at the Washington-based Stimson Center, wrote this week that Chinese experts are divided "on whether the US withdrawal fr...

As US pulls out of Afghanistan, China sees opportunities -- and potential for chaos CNN 55 mins ago Analysis by James Griffiths and Nectar Gan, CNN © Thomas Watkins/AFP/Getty Images In this photo taken on June 6, 2019, a US military Chinook helicopter lands on a field outside the governors palace during a visit by the commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General Scott Miller, and Asadullah Khalid, acting minister of defense of Afghanistan, in Maidan Shar, capital...

As US pulls out of Afghanistan, China sees opportunities -- and potential for chaos CNN 2 hrs ago Analysis by James Griffiths and Nectar Gan, CNN © Thomas Watkins/AFP/Getty Images In this photo taken on June 6, 2019, a US military Chinook helicopter lands on a field outside the governors palace during a visit by the commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General Scott Miller, and Asadullah Khalid, acting minister of defense of Afghanistan, in Maidan Shar, capital o...