Assessing China’s New Policy in Afghanistan

Prior to 2001, Beijing faithfully observed the principles of neutrality and non-interference regarding Afghanistan, yet it has become one of the key actors in appeasing the conflict, especially since 2014. Numerous scholars suggest that China’s U-turn is related to the potential threat posed by the Uygur separatists in Afghanistan. This study suggests an alternate motive; namely, that Afghanistan’s strategic location—the heart of Central and South Asia, the Middle East, and East Asia—drives China’s increased interest.

Author

• Umarov, Akram

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.1163/22142290-00404004

Keyword

• obor
• Afghanistan
• Taliban
• China
• Central Asian Affairs Journal
• Central Asia

Date created

• 2017

Related url

•  https://brill.com/view/journals/caa/caa-overview.xml

Type of Work

• Article

License

• All rights reserved

Rights statement

• In Copyright

GW Unit

• Central Asia Program

Persistent URL

•  https://scholarspace.library.gwu.edu/work/f4752h48r

In Collection:

• Central Asian Affairs

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