China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) pictured during his meeting with his Pakistani and Afghan counterparts, Khawaja Asif (left) and Salahuddin Rabbani (centre) at a news conference in Beijing last month. Photo: Reuters

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Raffaello Pantucci

Time China met its promises and took leading role in Afghanistan

Beijing needs to move beyond rhetoric and take more concrete action to help and guide the violence-torn nation on its northern borders, writes Raffaello Pantucci

Raffaello Pantucci

Published: 3:03pm, 2 Jan, 2018

Updated: 8:48pm, 2 Jan, 2018

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) pictured during his meeting with his Pakistani and Afghan counterparts, Khawaja Asif (left) and Salahuddin Rabbani (centre) at a news conference in Beijing last month. Photo: Reuters

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Raffaello Pantucci

Raffaello Pantucci is director of international security studies at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London. His work focuses on terrorism, counter-terrorism and China's Eurasian relations. He is founder of China in Central Asia (www.chinaincentralasia.com) and most of his work can be found at www.raffaellopantucci.com. He spends a good portion of his time traversing the Eurasian continent seeking understanding about the new continental dynamics.