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 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
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
Raffaello Pantucci
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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
Raffaello Pantucci

Updated: 8:48pm, 2 Jan, 2018

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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 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
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

Raffaello Pantucci is a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London and a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore. His work focuses on terrorism, counter-terrorism and China's Eurasian relations. He has a forthcoming book on China's relations with Central Asia and most of his work can be found at raffaellopantucci.com. Prior to Covid-19, he spent a good portion of his time traversing the Eurasian continent seeking understanding about the new continental dynamics.