Strange bedfellows
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If you can’t beat ‘em, befriend ‘em.
Earlier this week, Yue Xiaoyong – China’s newly-appointed special envoy for Afghan affairs – spoke with news portal Guancha.cn about his impression of the Taliban.
Yue’s message: They’re not so bad once you get to know them (SCMP).
“[M]y feeling is that [the Tal...