BRI’s Afghanistan coverage guarantees border security

“The Belt and Road Initiative originates from China, but the opportunities and outcomes belong to the world. There is a saying in China, “Those closer to the water get the moon first.” As an important neighbor of China, Afghanistan can fully integrate into the Belt and Road construction and share development opportunities and outcomes.” The aforementioned is what Dr. Zhao Haihan, Chargé d’Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan has pointed to in one of his articles written on China’s BRI. The author pointed to the most important Wakhan corridor along the Pamir mountain, which can connect the two nations, using each other’s trade and culture as they did for centuries through the Silk Road and as the country has been an important trading and transportation center since ancient times. Indeed, covering Afghanistan by the One Belt and One Road (BRI for short) will not only be a neighborhood obligation of the friendly country of China about Afghanistan but also, would secure the region between the countries by cracking down on militancy from the separatist groups in China and help the two nations live in peace. As another government-organized forum for the Belt and Road megaproject held in Beijing leaders from developing countries as well as the Acting Industry and Commerce Minister of the Islamic Emirate arrived in China this week to attend the grand ceremony, which is known as BRI for short. The initiative has built power plants, roads, railroads and ports around the world and deepened China’s relations with Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Mideast. With the world’s second economic power (China today) expanding the skirt of its trade and transit globally, Afghanistan, as one the key trade neighbors, can play an effective role in both countries’ economic development as after foreign forces withdrawal, the wise leadership helped China remain as the frontrunner in Afghanistan’s economic issue. The Wakhan Corridor can reconnect the two friendly countries as they were in the ancient times. This is a clear fact that China has always been a reliable partner of Afghanistan both in politics and commerce and the people of Afghanistan look at China as a true friend. Besides supporting the Belt and Road Initiative, both the Islamic Emirate and the people of Afghanistan are prepared to join the megaeconomic project and the Chinese author mentioned ‘in the process of seeking common development and promoting regional prosperity, China needs Afghanistan, and Afghanistan needs China’ as according to him, there are enormous prospects for mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries. Both countries can enjoy the promotion of China’s wise leadership toward the development of the Belt and Road project and create a bright future for the well-being of the two nations through the peaceful development of the initiative.