{"id":35000,"date":"2009-03-02T20:05:11","date_gmt":"2009-03-03T03:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=35000"},"modified":"2009-03-02T20:05:11","modified_gmt":"2009-03-03T03:05:11","slug":"nato-may-ask-china-for-support-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2009\/03\/nato-may-ask-china-for-support-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO May Ask China for Support in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, has said that NATO may ask China for help with the war in Afghanistan, possibly by opening a supply link. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5imflKllK5uBbqeWPMbBaLqXqGpZQD96M1UGG0\">From AP:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>China shares a 76-kilometer- (50-mile)-long border with Afghanistan in the Wakhan Corridor, a thin sparsely populated strip of Afghan territory separating Pakistan and Tajikistan. The 2,000-year-old-caravan route \u2014 once used by Marco Polo \u2014 is now a dirt road that crosses some of the world&#8217;s most mountainous regions.<\/p>\n<p>Until now, China \u2014 which also has faced problems with Islamic militants in its western regions \u2014 has generally been supportive of the Afghan government and the U.S.-led allied war effort. But Beijing has shied away from involving itself too closely in the conflict.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, has said that NATO may ask China for help with the war in Afghanistan, possibly by opening a supply link. From AP: China shares a 76-kilometer- (50-mile)-long border with Afghanistan in the Wakhan Corridor, a thin sparsely populated strip of Afghan territory separating Pakistan and Tajikistan. 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