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China Won’t Have Much Time to Enjoy America’s Misfortune
Afghanistan’s stability is no laughing matter for its biggest neighbor.
The Afghanistan embassy in Beijing.
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One thing that makes a loss sting more, whether it’s a football game or a land war in Asia, is the merciless roasting you have to take from your rivals. Sure enough, China’s state and social media have had some fun with America’s ugly withdrawal from Afghanistan.