US EditionChina Dangles Belt And Road Investment To Mend Taliban-Pakistan Ties
The trilateral dialogue resulted in a joint pledge to enhance counter-terrorism, trade, and transit cooperation and to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan.
- On August 20, 2025, senior foreign ministers from China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan convened in Kabul for their sixth joint meeting to discuss enhancing cooperation in political, economic, and security matters.
- This meeting came after a similar gathering in Beijing on May 21, 2025, which resulted in the restoration of diplomatic relations and initiated discussions on expanding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor into Afghan territory.
- The ministers reaffirmed commitment to deepen trade, transit, and regional development, urged Afghanistan to take verifiable steps against terrorist groups like TTP and BLA, and expressed resolve to strengthen anti-terrorism efforts.
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized China’s interest in Afghanistan’s formal Belt and Road Initiative participation, readiness to expand mining cooperation, and noted China-Afghanistan trade exceeded $1 billion last year.
- The dialogue suggested China’s role as mediator between Pakistan and Afghanistan could foster stability, but progress on security and counter-terrorism remains limited amid ongoing cross-border violence.
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What China's double dance with CPEC 2.0 amid India outreach reveals
Right after his India visit, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi headed to Kabul where it was agreed that China, Pakistan and Afghanistan would extend the CPEC to the Afghan capital. China will also start mineral exploration in Afghanistan. China's Af-Pak tango comes even as it moves for better ties with Delhi with Indian Minister Jaishankar in Beijing and PM Modi's planned visit.
Agreement on CPEC expansion in the meeting of foreign ministers of China, Pakistan and Afghanistan in Kabul.
China, Afghanistan, Pakistan vow to deepen ties at 6th Trilateral Foreign Ministers Dialogue in Kabul
3 sides agree to strengthen joint efforts against terrorism, reaffirmed their commitment to deepening collaboration in trade, transit, regional development, health, education, culture, and combating drug trafficking - Anadolu Ajansı
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