The Chinese Factor

Dr. Jassim Taqui

DG Al-Bab Institute for Strategic Studies

Islamabad, July 31, 2021: In a certain change of fortunes in South Asia, China played a cart blanch by opening up on the Taliban (T). Beijing officially extended the invitation to Mullah Abdul Ghani Bradar to hold talks on deactivating military tensions in Afghanistan (A). A responded by agreeing to sever its ties with  The East Turkistan Government-in-Exile and Uyghur. Thus, T would no longer interfere in the internal affairs of China. T gave similar commitments on not to destabilize the ruling regimes in CARs, Pakistan, Iran, and Russia.

Suddenly, the uncertainty in the region vanished. The pessimists were defeated.

New hope emerged when the US Secretary of State Antony Blinkin supported the T-Russian deal. Ostensibly, all major forces that are talking about the emergence of The Great Game lost their steams. The apprehension that South Asia would soon witness a devastating nuclear war died down forever, God willing.

Gilgamesh wrote:

When the believers speak, the evil forces have to die. Thank you, China for your brilliant diplomacy that is changing the world. And let the forces that advocate wars face the wrath of God.