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    The document discusses China's perspective on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. China had hoped cooperation on Afghanistan could improve US-China relations but tensions increased after a meeting in Alaska. From China's view, even if US troops withdraw, US security presence and influence via private forces and partners will remain.

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    China — which was looking to inject some positivity into U.S.

    -Chinese relations — has


    hoped that Afghanistan could be an area of cooperation. In fact, the U.S. and China
    have maintained an official channel of consultation on Afghanistan in the past years. In
    addition, Beijing believed it could use “issues of shared concern”, including Afghanistan
    to neutralize America’s “hostile” policy toward China through “issue linkage” — in other
    words, it could offer cooperation in exchange for U.S. concessions in other areas.
    According to Chinese analysts I spoke with in Track II meetings in the past several
    months, China prepared for potential American “asks” at the very beginning of the Biden
    administration, including on North Korea, Afghanistan, Iran, and climate change.
    Chinese interlocutors were very clear that Beijing was prepared to work with
    Washington if the new administration was willing to be more accommodating of China’s
    policies in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Tibet. However, the potential for
    cooperation dimmed significantly after the contentious bilateral meeting in March in
    Alaska between National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Antony
    Blinken, and Chinese Politburo member Yang Jiechi and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
    Nevertheless, Beijing still hopes that Washington will turn to China for assistance (and
    probably will eagerly respond if it does).

    Beijing’s Skepticism and Cynicism: What Is America Withdrawing?

    China’s narrative about the U.S. withdrawal, one striking feature is a consistent and


    persistent skepticism of the U.S. withdrawal. The essential question remains: What
    precisely is the U.S. withdrawing from Afghanistan? From China’s perspective, even if
    the U.S. withdraws its formal military forces, it will not likely withdraw its security
    presence or, more importantly, its influence as represented by private security forces,
    defense contractors, and local partners. Currently, there are 2,500 American troops in
    Afghanistan — 3,300 if special forces are also included. Such a small number of troops
    is not in a position to play a determining military role on the battlefield. Instead, the U.S.
    presence projects a political and symbolic message that the U.S. remains involved and
    committed. Therefore, the withdrawal of troops is only symbolic as well.

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