CCP Accepts Afghan Taliban Envoy’s Diplomatic Credentials, Officially Recognizing Regime

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping accepted the diplomatic credentials from the Afghan Taliban regime’s ambassador on Jan. 30 in Beijing, officially recognizing the Taliban terrorist regime. It marks the first diplomatic recognition of the Taliban government in Kabul, which is not recognized internationally. The CCP’s official TV network CCTV reported on Jan. 30 that Xi accepted the diplomatic credentials submitted by the newly appointed ambassadors of 42 countries to Beijing at the Great Hall of Beijing, including Bilal Karimi, the Taliban-appointed Afghan ambassador. This followed the CCP’s decision to send its newly-appointed ambassador to Afghanistan, who submitted diplomatic credentials to the Taliban regime in September 2023....