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| China, Afghanistan sign deals on security, economic cooperation |
| 2012-09-24 |
| China has signed security and economic agreements with Afghanistan during a rare trip to Kabul by a top Chinese official, in deals seen aimed at bolstering BeijingÂ’s influence ahead of a NATO withdrawal of most combat forces by 2014. Zhou Yongkang, ChinaÂ’s domestic security chief and a member of the ruling Communist PartyÂ’s central politburo, made an unannounced visit to the Afghan capital late on Saturday, holding talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at his garden palace. ZhouÂ’s visit was the first to Afghanistan by a senior Chinese leader since 1966 and followed a visit by Karzai to Beijing in June when both countries agreed to cooperate on combating extremism in the region. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 Good luck with that, Zhou. You can bloody well have 'em. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-09-24 11:49 |