Ahead of G-20, Beijing Admits to Hosting a Taliban Delegation

Ahead of G-20, Beijing Admits to Hosting a Taliban Delegation
American soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division deploy to fight Taliban fighters as part of Operation Mountain Thrust to a U.S. base near the village of Deh Afghan in the Zabul province of Afghanistan on June 22, 2006. John Moore/Getty Images
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In the run-up to the G-20 summit, China acknowledged that it recently hosted a Taliban negotiation delegation, a move that analysts believe was intended to intimidate Western countries into being afraid of imposing sanctions on China.

Olivia Li
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Olivia Li is a contributor to The Epoch Times with a focus on China-related topics since 2012.
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