China’s Special Envoy for Afghan Affairs Yue Xiaoyong Attends 8th Moscow Format Meeting

The Moscow Format remains one of the few diplomatic channels where Afghanistan's Taliban government is engaged directly rather than isolated, and China's continued attendance signals that Beijing prefers regional, non-Western venues for managing Afghan affairs. The readout's emphasis on broad exchanges with other delegations suggests coordination rather than a bilateral breakthrough, with the meeting's value lying in keeping channels open. Whether that engagement translates into concrete outcomes on security or economic cooperation is the open question.