China may align with Taliban and try to exploit Afghanistan’s rare earth metals
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Re: China may align with Taliban and try to exploit Afghanistan’s rare earth metals
#2America telling China what to do in Afghanistan? Lol, gtfo.
Re: China may align with Taliban and try to exploit Afghanistan’s rare earth metals
#3Yes, this is bound to happen. And China will get access to the natural resources at a fraction of what US spent in Afghanistan all these years. More discussion in this podcast episode: https://jingle.fm/p/tabadlabs-dragon-road-1570336991/s01-e08...
Re: China may align with Taliban and try to exploit Afghanistan’s rare earth metals
#4China may be happy to see the end of an American military presence and protectorate at its Western border but they are certainly worried about the Taliban as well.
They don't want any interference with Xinjiang and the very last thing they want is to see Afghanistan harbouring groups plotting against China because they absolutely don't want to have to intervene.
So, pragmatically, they will try to do business with the Taliban with development aid and infrastructure projects (perhaps linked with belt and road) in the hope that this will be enough of an incentive for them to stay well clear of China, but China does not 'like' the Taliban.
Re: China may align with Taliban and try to exploit Afghanistan’s rare earth metals
#5America telling China what to do in Afghanistan? Lol, gtfo.
Most of the world doesn’t want an 8th century terrorist group to be funded by a totalitarian regime rich from western investment.
Re: China may align with Taliban and try to exploit Afghanistan’s rare earth metals
#6The title and article are silly.
Afghanistan has virtually all minerals, not just rare earths, which are not rare.
Re: China may align with Taliban and try to exploit Afghanistan’s rare earth metals
#7America telling China what to do in Afghanistan? Lol, gtfo.
Most of the world doesn’t want an 8th century terrorist group to be funded by a totalitarian regime rich from western investment.
And it's a crying shame that you are obviously unaware of the difference between 'authoritarianism' and 'totalitarianism'.
Here's a hint:
Saudi Arabia, Iran, and North Korea are 'totalitarian' - they attempt to control every aspect of the lives of their citizens/subjects:
Dressing (Compulsory Hijabs for muslim women in Saudi Arabia & Iran. Western-Style dressing, e.g. miniskirts, forbidden in North Korea),
Food (alcohol prohibited in Iran/Saudi Arabia),
Behaviour/Lifestyle (Watching South Korean movies/dramas a punishable offence in North Korea. Public kissing between unmarried couples a punishable offence in Saudi Arabia),
etc.
While China, Russia, Vietnam, Morocco, etc are 'Authoritarian'.
So next time, please attempt to educate yourself before coming here to show off your ignorance.
Re: China may align with Taliban and try to exploit Afghanistan’s rare earth metals
#8China may be happy to see the end of an American military presence and protectorate at its Western border but they are certainly worried about the Taliban as well. They don't want any interference with Xinjiang and the very last thing they want is to see Afghanistan harbouring groups plotting against China because they absolutely don't want to have to intervene. So, pragmatically, they will try to do business with th…
I wonder how much the Taliban could look away. The thing with fundamentalism is, a lot of it is hypocrisy, saying some things have to be the way they want it, but ignoring other things. Just look at Christian fundies ignoring Jesus' "be kind to each other" teachings. A quick google says the Quran also says women should be educated and respected, but apparently in the Taliban's mind women are chattel.
So, this new Talibanistan is not a religion-based country, it's a thuggery-based country abusing religion to justify whatever sick thing they want. So I wonder how much of that Chinese money is needed for them to erase away their concerns about the treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang.
Re: China may align with Taliban and try to exploit Afghanistan’s rare earth metals
#9America telling China what to do in Afghanistan? Lol, gtfo.
Most of the world doesn’t want an 8th century terrorist group to be funded by a totalitarian regime rich from western investment.
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.
Re: China may align with Taliban and try to exploit Afghanistan’s rare earth metals
#10America telling China what to do in Afghanistan? Lol, gtfo.
Most of the world doesn’t want an 8th century terrorist group to be funded by a totalitarian regime rich from western investment.
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.