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China Spurns US Criticism of Economic Cooperation With Afghanistan

Ayaz Gul

   ISLAMABAD - A regional Chinese diplomat has rebuked the United States
   for being "ignorant" about his country's ongoing key economic
   contributions and cooperation with Afghanistan.

   Arrangements are being worked out to enhance the cooperation with Kabul
   even under Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Yao Jing, the
   Chinese ambassador to neighboring Pakistan told VOA.

   He hailed Saturday's successful Afghan presidential election, saying
   China hopes they will boost peace-building efforts in a country wrecked
   by years of conflicts.

   "We hope that with the election in Afghanistan, with the peace
   development moving forward in Afghanistan, Afghans will finally achieve
   a peaceful period, achieve the stability," said the Chinese diplomat,
   who served in Kabul prior to his posting in Islamabad.
   

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