Russia and Iran. Hu Shisheng, director of the South Asia Institute of the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICR), the official think tank of China's state security agency, pointed out that once China, Pakistan, Russia and Iraq reach a consensus, the situation will be different, and China will not be the first (countries that recognize the Taliban regime). The speech was made by the South Asian expert at the Fragrant Hills Forum in Beijing. The forum is a security forum organized by the military's official think tank to promote China's security concept. Hu Shisheng's remarks gave the outside world a rare glimpse into Beijing's
calculations on the Afghan issue. Prof Hu said the expected increase in US military cooperation with India after the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan could make India more "risky" and more willing to take risks in dealing with China. For decades, China sms services and India have been at odds over territorial sovereignty. Last June (2020), the armies of the two countries clashed in a disputed area of the Himalayan border and were in a standoff. Hu Shisheng said that the possibility of new small-scale conflicts cannot be completely ruled out. He also noted that internationally,
the Taliban is expected to work to stem the spread of Islamic radicalism and prevent a relapse into chaos that would undermine China and its regional Belt and Road development plans. Hu Shisheng said he was concerned that the United States might use its resources to create "trouble" for China in areas such as the South China Sea, Taiwan and the Korean peninsula. He pointed out that over the past 20 years, the United States has invested two trillion dollars in Afghanistan, and now, even if it only switches to 50 billion dollars,