China advocates development rather than sanctions in Taliban-run Afghanistan

Taliban fighters patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan (Rahmat Gul/AP)

China says the international community should support chances for positive developments in Afghanistan rather than impose sanctions on the Taliban.

“The international community should encourage and promote the development of the situation in Afghanistan in a positive direction, support peaceful reconstruction, improve the well-being of the people and enhance its capacity for independent development,” foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told reporters at a daily briefing.