China said the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan shows that military interventions as well as a policy of imposing one’s values are doomed to fail.

“The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan indicates that arbitrary military intervention in other countries, as well as the policy of imposing their own values and social system on other states, are doomed to failure”, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a briefing.

On Monday, the diplomat noted that the international community should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Afghanistan.

Last week, China’s Commerce Ministry announced that Beijing is ready to cooperate with the world community to facilitate the peaceful rebuilding of Afghanistan.

The ministry’s spokesman stressed that trade between China and Afghanistan totaled $550 million in 2020.

During the first half of this year, trade increased by 44% year-on-year to $310 million, according to the ministry.

Following the 15 August takeover of Kabul, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Afghanistan. Both presidents stressed the importance of prioritizing “reaching peace as soon as possible” in the country and not letting “instability spread” to neighboring states.

Source: Agencies