China Spells Out Its Position on Afghanistan

The embassy of China in Kabul shed light on 11 points that clarified the country’s position regarding Afghanistan.

The point first, the embassy said in a statement, was that China respects the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Afghanistan and that it also respects the independent choices made by the Afghan people and respects the religious beliefs and national customs of Afghanistan.

“China never interferes in Afghanistan’s internal affairs, never seeks selfish interests in Afghanistan, and never pursues so-called sphere of influence,” the statement said.

The statement gives ten more points:

1. Supporting moderate and prudent governance in Afghanistan.
2. Supporting peace and reconstruction of Afghanistan.
3. Supporting Afghanistan in countering terrorism resolutely and forcefully.
4. Calling for greater bilateral and multilateral counter-terrorism cooperation.
5. Working together to fight terrorism, separatism and extremism in Afghanistan.
6. Urging the US to live up to its commitments and responsibilities to Afghanistan.
7. Opposing external interference and infiltration in Afghanistan.
8. Strengthening international and regional coordination on the Afghan issue.
9. Facilitating solution to Afghanistan’s humanitarian and refugee issues.
10. Supporting Afghanistan’s fight against narcotics.

The statement furthered that China hopes that “Afghanistan could build an open and inclusive political structure, adopt moderate and prudent domestic and foreign policies, and engage in friendly exchanges with all countries especially neighboring countries.”