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China is preparing to be the first country to recognize the Taliban, and Biden must send more soldiers

Late last month the world saw the unusual footage of Taliban commanders being warmly received by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in the Chinese city of Tianjin. That trip included the co-founder of the Islamic terrorist group, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, son of Mullah Omar, on a rare visit widely seen as an attempt by jihadists to gain "legitimacy" abroad.

It seems to have paid off, as now in a moment the Taliban are scoring victory and victory on the ground aiming for the much-desired price of Kabul. And now US News and World Report writes that "China is ready to recognize the Taliban as the legitimate ruler of Afghanistan if it succeeds in overthrowing the West-backed government in Kabul, US News has learned, a prospect that undermines the remaining source. of the Biden administration. leveraging the insurgent network as he continues his surprising campaign to regain control ”.

In theory, Beijing would be in favor of an agreed solution between the government and the Taliban, but the military has warned Beijing that the issue is coming to an end and to prepare for formal recognition.

The US defeat is so embarrassing that many are now asking Biden to intervene.

Amid mounting pressure to address the crisis that is seeing a rapid emergency evacuation from the US embassy in Kabul with assistance from the Pentagon, President Biden addressed the dire situation late on Saturday. Its first move was to announce an increase in US security deployment in Kabul to assist with the evacuation of US diplomatic personnel.

"I have authorized the deployment of approximately 5,000 US troops to ensure we have an orderly and safe removal of US and other allied personnel," he said while acknowledging the advance of the Taliban. Ironically, there has been a steady withdrawal of as many troops in recent months – and now this withdrawal is being reversed.

The fact is that this change seems only a way to continue the agony until September 11 and allow Biden to declare "Mission finished". A real mockery for the military who have been involved in the last 20 years.


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This is a machine translation of a post published on Scenari Economici at the URL https://scenarieconomici.it/la-cina-si-prepara-ad-essere-il-primo-paese-a-riconoscere-i-talebani-e-biden-deve-mandare-piu-soldati/ on Sun, 15 Aug 2021 07:00:35 +0000.