Expert predicts failure as China eyes a move into Afghanistan: 'This is going to be fun to watch'
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As American troops complete their withdraw from Afghanistan, Beijing appears to have been waiting in the wings for an opportunity to enter the war-torn country.
As China prepares to make significant investments that would secure its influence in Afghanistan, author and CCP expert Gordon Chang has doubts about the regime's ability to succeed. "Because the Chinese are more vicious, yes, I think they’ll have a better chance of achieving their goals in Afghanistan than us," Chang said in an interview with Fox News. "But having a better chance doesn’t mean they’ll succeed. I think they will just take longer to fail." "We’ve seen China establish relationships in unruly areas, but this would be a much bigger commitment for them," he continued, pointing out that Afghanistan is one of 14 countries bordering mainland China. "This is not some far away commitment where they can just pull up stakes, once China goes in it is going to be extremely hard for them to get out."
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