BEIJING -- China's response to the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan has been a mix of offers of engagement with tacit pressure as it seeks to play a role in economic development and tamp down potential instability on Beijing's doorstep.
Afghanistan turmoil
China extends hand to Taliban for rebuilding with eye on Xinjiang
Beijing signals assistance as part of carrot-and-stick approach
An Afghan man receives aid from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. China fears chaos in Afghanistan would send extremists crossing the border into Xinjiang. © Reuters
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