The EuropeanUnion needs to take its own agency seriously, be visible and find a message to partners in the Indo-Pacific argues Janka Oertel in the new FESAsiaVlog
Media mentions – China
At least since the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union, China has viewed the country through a lens of threat
One of the biggest items that will be on the agenda of EU-China relations will be U.S. foreign policy post-Afghanistan. How will this shape or reshape U.S. priorities?
To me, this shows is the end of one geopolitical era, which was about creating a liberal international order, and the beginning of a new one, which is about the competition between China and America
Afghanistan is one of the few issues where China’s interests and those of the US and Europe are relatively well aligned
Beijing is pragmatic about the power realities in Afghanistan, it has always been uncomfortable with the Taliban’s ideological agenda
China does not tend to perceive Afghanistan through the prism of opportunities; it is almost entirely about managing threats
According to Andrew Small, Afghanistan’s geostrategic location and the mineral resources suspected there are no reason for Beijing to become heavily involved there
China does not tend to perceive Afghanistan through the prism of opportunities; it is almost entirely about managing threats
CNN quotes from the interview between Andrew Small and Janka Oertel on China’s engagement in Afghanistan