China Says Ready For "Friendly Relations" With Taliban

"China respects the right of the Afghan people to independently determine their own destiny and is willing to continue to develop... friendly relations with Afghanistan," Hua Chunying said.

China on Monday said it is willing to develop "friendly relations" with the Taliban after the terror group seized control of Afghanistan. "China respects the right of the Afghan people to independently determine their own destiny and is willing to continue to develop... friendly and cooperative relations with Afghanistan," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters.