This article examines the increasing influence of the People’s Republic of China on the economy and politics of Afghanistan. China is a global power, a member of all major political and economic coalitions and organizations. China is one of the most important partners not only for the US and Russia, but a necessary “friend” for a huge number of countries in Africa, Central Asia and the Asia-Pacific region. What resources allow China to be called a world power? In this article, we will try to consider and answer the question of why China needs Afghanistan and what plans it pursues there.

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