CHINA’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE STABILIZATION OF ‘DEMOCRATIC’ AFGHANISTAN

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to present and evaluate the involvement of the People’s Republic of China in stabilizing the security of Afghanistan during the democratic transition. China’s efforts to secure Afghanistan were very limited as it did not want to support the US position in the country and antagonize extremist groupings. Its relations with Afghanistan were focused on economic issues, which resulted from its own goals and interests. China hoped that the intensified investments and trade, and thus economic growth, would positively translate into the stability and security of Afghanistan.