Afghanistan and China Trade Relationship

Noor Rahman Tahiri

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: Purpose: the purpose of the study is describe the trade relationship of China and Afghanistan. China, most populous and rapidly growing industrial country of the world, has shown its strong political, economic and security-based interests in Afghanistan. Afghanistan is rich in terms of natural reserves. China is trying to gain access to these natural resources like Aynak copper and oil reserves, providing economic aid and thus improving political relations. Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is playing a part in addressing security problems of Afghanistan and China is observer while Afghanistan is a member of SAARC. On the other hand, Afghan government is appreciating and taking this greater role in a positive sense because it is bringing modesty in their relations from bilateral partnership to strategic partnership.

Keywords: Host country growth; FDI; Capital formation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A12 C82 F1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-08-06, Revised 2017-09-15
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