China Claims to Offer Real Democracy in Wake of US Defeat in Afghanistan

Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo during their meeting in Tianjin, China, on July 28, 2021. Li Ran/Xinhua via AP

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Taliban deputy head Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanifi met with Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu on Sept. 6 while the Chinese regime reiterated its support to the Taliban to form an “open, inclusive, and broadly representative government,” after U.S. President Joe Biden declared the war in Afghanistan over on Aug. 31.