China, Afghanistan: Kabul in a China shop.

Also: Japan, North Korea, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, the EU and Apple.

Sep 14, 2023

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Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan Envoy, Yan Liben, c640, Palace Museum, Beijing.

CHINA. AFGHANISTAN. Kabul in a China shop.

The Taliban receive their first ambassador.

China on Wednesday became the first country to name an envoy to Afghanistan since the Taliban came to power in 2021. Beijing did not indicate whether this appointment signalled a step t…

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