CCP Accepts Afghan Taliban Envoy’s Diplomatic Credentials, Officially Recognizing Regime

‘China finds eager friends in Tehran, Moscow, and Pyongyang, we should reflect on the lessons of history.’

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, political chief of Afghanistan's Taliban, in Tianjin, China, on July 28, 2021. Li Ran/Xinhua via Reuters

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping accepted the diplomatic credentials of the Afghan Taliban regime’s ambassador on Jan. 30 in Beijing, officially recognizing the Taliban’s rule. It marks the first diplomatic recognition of the Taliban regime as a legitimate government.

Xi accepted the diplomatic credentials submitted by the newly appointed ambassadors of 42 countries to Beijing at the Great Hall of the People, including Bilal Karimi, the Taliban-appointed Afghan ambassador, the CCP’s official CCTV TV network reported on Jan. 30.