https://www.scmp.com/rss/324423/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com China has become increasingly more proactive and committed to its neighbour Afghanistan’s stability since 2014. That year, Beijing sent no fewer than three high level officials, including Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, to Afghanistan. It also hosted the fourth foreign ministers’ meeting of the annual Heart of Asia process - an effort by the international community launched in late 2011 to engage Afghanistan’s extended neighbours and relevant organisations in the country’s reconstruction.... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2095156/opinion-why-afghanistans-stability-so-important-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2095156/opinion-why-afghanistans-stability-so-important-china?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 May 2017 01:55:06 +0000 China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” has deservedly received tremendous attention in China and beyond, partly due to its ambition and promise, but also because China has put a lot of effort into promoting it since it was launched in late 2013. The belt and road forum that has just wrapped up in Beijing was the biggest diplomatic event hosted in China this year. In all, some 1,200 delegates from 110 countries attended, including 29 visiting heads of state and government leaders. The initiative,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2094414/opinion-china-paves-promising-way-new-silk-road-must?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2094414/opinion-china-paves-promising-way-new-silk-road-must?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 May 2017 14:01:30 +0000