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Re:China may align with Taliban and try to exploit Afghanist... by nailer on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @07:12AM (#28208589)
Most of the world doesn’t want an 8th century terrorist group to be funded by a totalitarian regime rich from western investment.
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Re:China may align with Taliban and try to exploit Afghanist... by mytailorisrich on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @08:48AM (#28209258)
We should keep an eye on Saudi Arabia, then. They were overtly an ally of the Taliban the last time and their links with Al Qaeda are well known.
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Re:China may align with Taliban and try to exploit Afghanist... by Fricken on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @08:28AM (#28209107)
What you want, or what the world wants - none of it matters if it isn't on the list of available options.

That list is pretty short, now that the US has granted statehood to their 8th century terrorist allies.

Whether China will succeed remains to be seen, but historically peaceful economic development has a much better track record than endless war when it comes to moderating extremist viewpoints.

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Re:China may align with Taliban and try to exploit Afghanist... by mensetmanusman on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @08:25PM (#28216360)
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/10/china-xi-jinping-totali...
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Re:China may align with Taliban and try to exploit Afghanist... by nailer on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @09:18AM (#28209507)
> 'totalitarian' - they attempt to control every aspect of the lives of their citizens/subjects

You need to learn more about the CCP.

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