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China and the Taliban Begin Their Romance

U.S. President Joe Biden’s announcement that U.S. troops will be gone from Afghanistan by Aug. 31 will remove the most formidable obstacle to total Taliban takeover of the country. The Taliban claim they already control as much as 85 percent of Afghan territory. In the absolute best-case scenario, the Afghan government and the Taliban might share power, but that seems increasingly like wishful thinking.
 
Source: Foreign Policy #Jul21

https://t.co/lKJ0yFOPZu

#China #Taliban #Afghan #US
The Times: Hongkongers are Passionate to Help Afghanistan Immigrants;
MP in the UK: Hongkongers Understand How a Subverted Life is

According to The Times, new Hong Kong immigrants to the UK shared the happiness and warmth of “first arrived in the UK” with Afghans who fled the Taliban regime. David Alton, a Member of the UK House of Lords, reposted the report on Twitter and stated that Hongkongers were taken everything, which they deeply understood Afghan's life changes and often took the lead in reaching out to those in need.

Recently, the Hillsong Church organises a volunteer plan to help Afghans, who escape to the UK, starting a new life. To get away from Taliban rule as soon as possible, many Afghans only brought some clothes with them when they left. According to the report, the plan gained support from Hongkongers who recently moved to the UK. Ginu Chacko, one of the church members, said he saw a Hong Kong couple brought some games and played with Afghan children.

Source: Stand News #Sep21

https://bit.ly/3FWGFZF

#TheTimes #Hongkongers #UnitedKingdom #Afghanistan #Taliban #Twitter #Afghan #HillsongChurch #DavidAlton #Fled
Taiwan says China wants to 'emulate' the Taliban

Taiwan's foreign minister accused China on Saturday of wanting to "emulate" the Taliban, saying the island that Beijing claims as sovereign Chinese territory did not wish to be subject to communism or crimes against humanity.

The rapid fall of the U.S.-backed Afghan government has sparked heated debate in Taiwan about whether they could suffer the same fate to a Chinese invasion, while state media in China has said Kabul's fate showed Taiwan it cannot trust Washington.

Source: Reuters #Aug21

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-conflict-taiwan-china-idUSKBN2FM04N

#Taiwan #China #Taliban #Afghan