Perhaps Zhou, China’s crackdown connoisseur, had some advice for Karzai about how to properly squash one’s opponents (on Afghanistan’s reconciliation process, he may have had less to contribute). In any case, his trip underlined that from Beijing’s perspective Afghanistan represents both a risk and an opportunity. And whichever side of the coin you choose to emphasize, the situation demands the same policy choice: greater Chinese involvement in Afghanistan.
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