China denies plan to deploy troops to Afghanistan

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China does not intend to build a military base in Afghanistan, a top diplomat maintained in the face of conflicting reports.

“We have checked on this report and it is not true,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said during Wednesday’s briefing, according to the official transcript.

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