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CTC: China crushes Islam at home, yet why do Taliban call it best friend? Self-interest over ideology
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English - September 13, 2021 16:26 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MB - ★★★★ - 76 ratingsPolitics News News Commentary Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
China becomes the first country to offer aid to the Taliban regime who call it their best friend. Shekhar Gupta joins the ends of 'sinisization' of Islam, Zabiullah Mujahid's statement on China and changing Islamic world to form an intriguing picture featuring China, Taliban and the region. Episode 833 of CutTheClutter. Additional Research by Amogh Rohmetra Brought to you by @Kia India ----more----Read John Simpson's article here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-58532291----more----Read The China-Pakistan Axis book here: https://www.amazon.in/China-Pakistan-Axis-Asias-New-Geopolitics/dp/1849043418----more----Read Rupert Stone's piece here: https://www.trtworld.com/opinion/the-odd-couple-china-s-deepening-relationship-with-the-taliban-28712----more----Read Fareed Zacharia's opinion piece here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/09/islamic-world-has-changed-over-past-20-years-taliban-is-about-feel-it/----more----Watch this… for clarity and brevity…agree with an opinion of not, this is a brilliant tutorial to put across a substantive and complex point in just six minutes… he’s reading from a teleprompter we know, but a masterful script… much to learn from https://twitter.com/fareedzakaria/status/1437114032482242563?s=24