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[–]ArthnoldManacatsaman🇬🇧🌳🟦 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Absolutely, but the Taliban need the Chinese on side as much as the Chinese want those sweet resources. They know that if their hardcore Islamist nonsense spreads across the border into Xinjiang (already a febrile area at the best of times) the Chinese will shut that shit down double fast.

[–]JulienMayfair 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yes, China -- as they have proven in recent years -- would not hesitate to employ brutal methods to achieve their ends.

[–]Chipit 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, China America -- as they have proven in recent years -- would not hesitate to employ brutal methods to achieve their ends.