China’s Proactive Role in Afghanistan

Abstract: Afghanistan will tackle factors of instability and rebels in the future with the assistance of China. Moreover, it will set aside Kabul from the clutches of west and their doctrine of invasion.

Interest and opportunity attracts and syndicate one another in the ‘Critical Junction’. Afghanistan, after the post-2014 war, is looking for ally in region owing to staggering dynamics on the international front. The fissure occurred due to internal instability of state machinery in the vernacular of Kabul. Therefore, China, as apprising opportunist, joins her hands with Afghanistan in lieu of stability at economic; defense; grants and trade levels.

The mission of stabilization of Afghanistan is unpopular in the world. This evidence can be trace from the case studies of Russia, India and Pakistan, as Kabul’s prospective stakeholders. The US had grapple up already with the prolonged war in Afghanistan to stem out White House presence. For this sake, Washington acquired U-Turn policy for the internal stabilization and safeguarding the title of ‘Uncle Sam’ - global leader to chair the peace process to trickle down energy resources in Washington basket.

In the last year episodes, the new ‘strategic’ engagements with the Afghanistan laud the blossom of new avenues for China. However, think tanks are not oblivious from the long-term interest of China to water the plant of ‘super-power country’ in terms of giant economic corridors from the silk rout to new road projects to connect Xinang to the CAR’s - Central Asian States.

Another evidence of ‘strategic depth’ has provided owing to perpetually seeping the ‘brotherly States’ at the diplomatic sphere. The nomination of Afghanistan as the observer state in the SCO - Shanghai Cooperation Organization, has imprinted blueprints of upgraded and more cooperative relation. This diplomatic relations was at apex from the Karzai- ex-president of Afghanistan and proved as reign of epic harmony.

China and Afghanistan, bilateral trade partners took syndicate steps to upheld and improve engagement levels. But the question arise why china is chanting slogan of
‘peaceful and secure Afghanistan’, what are her clandestine motives? These, however, analyzed on the four dimensions for befitting answer of the above question.

Primarily, the Boom of China’s economy is absolute fact counter with the economical fragile and falter economy of Afghanistan. China can invest multi-billions in the Afghanistan to open new avenues from the resources rich ground of Afghanistan. Even before the withdrawal of American’s forces from the region, China initiated mining projects to unveil coals and other minerals from the soil of Afghanistan.

Another, dominating factor can be to earn exports to bolster Beijng economy and support motive of ‘Global Leader’ in upcoming years. For these significant reasons, Afghanistan has counted as the first country to take monetary benefit in terms of grants and aids in Yuan - the only country to attain such sort of privilege from china. However, to catalyze the economic activities in country Beijing agreed to donate more than 250 million Yuan in the future.
On the flip of coin, Watchdogs of International relations affirmed, the agenda of China to brace up stability across the South Asia with regards to Xinjiang- province of China under subject to armed Uighur separatists. China apprehends for the instability, otherwise the separatists; insurgents and Talibans might evince the yoke of instability in Pakistan-backyard of China, Tajikistan and Afghanistan, simultaneously. Therefore, grim security situation in Afghanistan have a direct impact on China’s security.

Thirdly, China -as the prominent actor in the South Asia and precisely in SCO- can bolster the training of armed forces of Afghanistan. To prevent resurgence of Taliban’s rule, China is taking proactive role for stability and training armed forces to counter the ruling of Talibanization at the state level. For this particular purpose, the engaged partners Russia and China can support the development of Afghanistan security forces through SCO.

Finally, to protect Xinjiang province from the porous border of Afghanistan from drug trafficking into china is also another prominent factor. The increase in the production of opium and trafficking cast unclouded fear to destabilize china internally. Thus, fostering regional cooperation and recurrent engagements with china witnessed, Afghanistan will tackle factors of instability and rebels in the future with the assistance of China. Moreover, it will set aside Kabul from the clutches of west and their doctrine of invasion.