August 25, 2017

BEIJING - The United States must value Pakistan's role in Afghanistan and respect its security concerns, China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi told US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in a phone call, said Chinese state media.

China's Foreign Ministry defended its ally Pakistan earlier this week after President Donald Trump said the US could no longer be silent about militants using safe havens on Pakistani soil.

On Monday, Mr Trump committed the US to an open-ended conflict in Afghanistan, signalling he would send more troops to America's longest war and vowing "a fight to win".

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