Now that the Taliban will likely become the defacto government of Afghanistan over most of its regions at least it would be very odd for us to partner with them or for them to want to partner with us. Also it would be very unlikely for them to partner with Iran over the whole Sunni/Shia thing. Seeing this vacuum of affiliation with a world power China is eyeing another route for their expansion of economic affiliation.
Why would partnering with them be counter to the Taliban vision? Because all economic expansion becomes sovereign expansion because governments like to control the economic details of things that effect them. Therefore regulation and control of it economic space becomes inevitable. It's practically the whole point of the state creature, when you ignore more romantic visions of its purpose. This is especially true of a less principled government such as China who is unlikely to see value in recognizing independence when it is inconvenient to do so. If the Taliban associate with China they will eventually end up under Chinese sovereignty, and we can see how the Chinese treat muslims, especially muslim fundamentalists in areas they control. Keep in mind that the Uygers have 1:100th the terrorist instincts than the Taliban. This may even occur before any official recognition of Chinese power exists knowing how strong willed the Taliban are. The difference is that China doesn't try to compete with differing values the way the US does, with trying to promote a vision they think is better. They simply try to exterminate any group that is annoying to them. And the Taliban would be annoying in an economic space that effects the Chinese if the Taliban allows Afghanistan to be a part of a Chinese economic space.
You cannot associate with the Chinese and maintain independence. Hell, you can't even associate with us and maintain independence in its truest form, and China is 5x worse and 10x less patient, having no pretended values of independence to encourage them to put up with this or that differing view in how the world should work.
If the Taliban side with China eventually the Taliban vision will be dissolved or they will find themselves at war again but with China in an effort to regain independence. If I were the Taliban, and I'm not, but was trying to seek Taliban values (Monarchy + Sharia-fundementalism + anti-communism), I would probably go it alone. We'll see if they are smart enough to recognize that economic association comes with a catch, whether us, China, or Russia, but especially China.
Now that the Taliban will likely become the defacto government of Afghanistan over most of its regions at least it would be very odd for us to partner with them or for them to want to partner with us. Also it would be very unlikely for them to partner with Iran over the whole Sunni/Shia thing. Seeing this vacuum of affiliation with a world power China is eyeing another route for their expansion of economic affiliation.
Why would partnering with them be counter to the Taliban vision? Because all economic expansion becomes sovereign expansion because governments like to control the economic details of things that effect them. Therefore regulation and control of it economic space becomes inevitable. It's practically the whole point of the state creature, when you ignore more romantic visions of its purpose. This is especially true of a less principled government such as China who is unlikely to see value in recognizing independence when it is inconvenient to do so. If the Taliban associate with China they will eventually end up under Chinese sovereignty, and we can see how the Chinese treat muslims, especially muslim fundamentalists in areas they control. Keep in mind that the Uygers have 1:100th the terrorist instincts than the Taliban. This may even occur before any official recognition of Chinese power exists knowing how strong willed the Taliban are. The difference is that China doesn't try to compete with differing values the way the US does, with trying to promote a vision they think is better. They simply try to exterminate any group that is annoying to them. And the Taliban would be annoying in an economic space that effects the Chinese if the Taliban allows Afghanistan to be a part of a Chinese economic space.
You cannot associate with the Chinese and maintain independence. Hell, you can't even associate with us and maintain independence in its truest form, and China is 5x worse and 10x less patient, having no pretended values of independence to encourage them to put up with this or that differing view in how the world should work.
If the Taliban side with China eventually the Taliban vision will be dissolved or they will find themselves at war again but with China in an effort to regain independence. If I were the Taliban, and I'm not, but was trying to seek Taliban values (Monarchy + Sharia-fundementalism + anti-communism), I would probably go it alone. We'll see if they are smart enough to recognize that economic association comes with a catch, whether us, China, or Russia, but especially China.
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