Or will they succumb to imperial temptations, begin to exploit the Afghans, and end up getting thrown out themselves?
Unlike the US or the USSR, the PRC isn’t going to make the mistake of trying to transform Afghanistan,
We just learned today there were actually George Floyd Murals in Kabul, painted by some "US based art group." If that doesn't scream out the arrogant, blind evangelical-like religion of the American Left and Fed.gov, I don't know what does.
Given the racist nature of the Chinese, it would not be surprising if they do give into imperial ambitions and if nothing else, the ensuing hijinks will be fun to watch.
A few Chinese corpses artfully displayed by the talibums will be entertaining to the rest of the world, especially Taiwan, India and Japan.