China seeks stability in Afghanistan before economic dialogue

[IroNat]

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/8/18/china-seeks-stability-in-afghanistan-before-economic-dialogue

"In the coming weeks and months, if not years, China will need to walk a tightrope related to economic and security engagements in Afghanistan or risk the fate other major powers have suffered by engaging in conflicts that drained them financially and at the cost of many lives.

China’s concerns over stability in the region and the potential for a security vacuum that emboldens militants there outweigh a desire to tap into Afghanistan’s mineral wealth and further advance regional infrastructure connections through the area in the near term."