INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
China will use the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) tariff-free access to its huge building and construction, energy and customer
sectors, Beijing’& rsquo; s envoy to Afghanistan said on Thursday.Beijing has sought to establish its ties with the IEA since they took
control of Afghanistan in 2021, however like all governments has avoided officially acknowledging the federal government
Although an impoverished country, Afghanistan might offer a wealth of mineral resources to boost Beijing’& rsquo; s supply chain security
Selling Afghanistan’& rsquo; s lithium, copper and iron deposits to feed China’& rsquo; s huge battery and building industries would
help the IEA prop up their economy, and provide a much required income stream.“& ldquo; China will use Afghanistan zero-tariff treatment
for 100% tariff lines,” & rdquo; Zhao Xing, Chinese ambassador to Afghanistan, composed on his official X account late on
Thursday.Afghanistan exported $64 million worth of products to China in 2015, according to Chinese customizeds data, near 90% of which was
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