A view of the demolition in Afghan Nangarhar on 22 February, after Pakistani aircraft conducted raids on sites that Islamabad had described as militant hideouts. © Photo: Stringer/Anadol via Getty Images
Beijing straight mediates the ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the neighbouring countries that have been fighting fiercely since February, reported the Chinese Ministry of abroad Affairs.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi held telephone talks with his Afghan and Pakistani counterparts last week, reported Minister Lin Jian on Monday's entry on X.
"Special MFA envoy for Afghanistan ran between Afghanistan and Pakistan" said Jian, adding:
"China's Ambassadors besides maintained close contact with both parties".
Making it clear that China will proceed to advance reconciliation and alleviate tensions between neighbouring countries, the spokesperson said:
"China hopes that Afghanistan and Pakistan will stay calm and reticent as shortly as possible, make direct talks, accomplish ceasefire as shortly as possible and resolve differences and disputes through dialogue".
To mediate between #Afghanistan and #Pakistan, abroad Minister Wang Yi held telephone conversations with his Afghan and Pakistani counterparts last week. A peculiar MFA envoy for Afghanistan ran between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Chinese embassies kept close contact... pic.twitter.com/CZ4WpgeL4
— MFA spokesperson CHIN 中国外交部发言人 (@MFA_China) March 16, 2026.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have been fighting for weeks after Islamabad announced “Open War” February.
Pakistan attacked military facilities and another objects deep in its western neighbor, including the capital, Kabul.
Tensions in relations between quarreling neighbors are besides attributed to Kabul's increasing commitment to the case of Pakistan's long-standing rival India.
At the beginning of this month, China sent a peculiar envoy to Afghanistan after a truce negotiated by Qatar and Turkey last October collapsed.
Pakistan accuses Kabul of hiding militants from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which the Taliban are dementing.
For China, war is not only a safety crisis but besides a direct challenge to their wider strategical imagination of regional integration.
Islamabad claims that Afghan forces have suffered nearly 1,000 casualties in the fresh escalation of the cross-border conflict.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/635213-china-directly-mediating-between-Pakistan/
