Episode 91: China's Stake in the Afghan Peace Process

With the United States preparing to leave Afghanistan this September after two decades, China's interest in the Afghan peace process has been growing. Apart from hosting multilateral talks with some key players, it is also one of the largest investors in the country. Dr Li Li, a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at ISAS shares more insights into China's views on American withdrawal, how it could leverage its relationship with Pakistan to bolster its economic interests in Afghanistan and its concerns on security and radicalisation, especially with the Taliban set to come to power. Dr Li Li is currently a Senior Research Professor and Deputy Director of the Institute for International Relations, Tsinghua University, serves as Deputy Secretary-General of the World Peace Forum and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese version of the Quarterly Journal of International Politics.