Yue:The current situation there you look at in Afghanistan shows they have achieved for the transition of the country in quite a few fields and impressive，for example，they have achieved, by and large a general stability and control of the country. They began to implement a policy focusing on the economic development, they have effectively reduce the corruption of the country.They have dramatically cut down the drug planting by over 95%. So all this we should give them due credits.

Yue:They have also actively begun to engage with the rest of the world， develop trade and connecting with the regional countries and the neighboring countries. The United Nations began to have Doha Special Envoys Meeting since 2 years ago and they feel they should make more efforts to engage。We also have been participating in the UN Doha (Special Envoys meeting) process。I attended every Doha meeting. I think up to now the biggest achievement in this Doha process is after repeated calls from China，from neighboring countries and regional countries, finally，in this year， I remember it could be in July, The third Doha conference succeeded in bringing Afghanistan delegation to attend the meeting and sit there with other stakeholders of the international community, to have dialogue. In the first and second，the Doha process failed to invite Afghan delegation to attend the meeting.

Yue:Now after the joint efforts，it has already become the consensus that we should engage with the de facto authority there to facilitate dialogue. We should continue to have the humanitarian assistance to the country. To this point，I like to say that Afghanistan is also facing challenges and difficulties ahead.

For example，this is a country with 40 million some population，but according to UNAMA’s  report，and according to other United Nations report，almost half of the population is in need of assistance，humanitarian assistance，and over 20 million face hunger. This country is always in the danger of hunger. And after repeated years of foreign occupation and wars，there have been large amount of refugees flowing out of the country. If you ask Pakistan and Iran， both countries shelter respectively over millions，3, 4,or 5 millions of refugees or those people flowing out of the country. They need more international help。So we have been calling international donors to give more help.

Yue：Many countries also are concerned about the terrorism associated security threat there。This is again the result of the 20 years outside foreign occupation. In the beginning of the 20 years occupation by America and NATO，there was only one or two terrorist groups there，now you look at the different statistics, it is over 20。

For China，we also are concerned。If you look at each of the joint statements by neighboring,regional countries or international community as a whole, counter terrorism is always a major concern. How to work with Afghanistan to finally have this country’s land clearly cut away from terrorists threat or to really help Afghanistan to realize what they have committed for CT security will continue to be an important aspects of engagement。They have also said that they will not allow any of their people，any of their own people or any forces use their land to threat the neighbors.

Han：You and your team or as you put it，China has been playing a constructive role in solving the Afghan issue。I realize that, so can you elaborate a little bit more, for example， when you mentioned that Afghan has been cutting the drug or opium planting about 95%, and at the same time，it's been doing its own economic development plan。 What are the alternatives for this kind of cutting off of the drug planting？So what are you doing to fill the vacuum of the revenues or benefits from this drug planting? This is a very specific question。 In general，China for our readers and audiences，we've seen a lot of creative approaches towards solving，collaborating with neighboring countries，with regional countries in help solving the Afghan issues.

In some of the previous interviews or meetings，you mentioned about the three respects versus the western or American led western attitudes or policies towards, or double standards towards resolving Afghan issues.

So can you elaborate more on these issues？

Yue：You raise a very good question。 That's why, from the very beginning, after America's irresponsible withdraw from Afghanistan after 20 years of failed occupation, when China spoke about our approach，we very seriously solemnly declared that we will hold our three respects and three nevers principle，we believe that's very important to let world know that the guidelines for our handling the political settlement of the issue, that is China will respect Afghanistan’s independence，sovereignty and territorial integrity。China will respect Afghanistan people， Afghan people to make their own choice for their development。China will respect Afghan people's religious and their national custom and practice, China will never interfere Afghanistan internal affairs, and never seeks selfish interests in Afghanistan, or never seek after so-called sphere of influence.

Han：So what are the next step policies, which will be the priorities for the next step, to solving Afghan issues after they are moving towards a more stable development status quo？ There is a hot issue regarding the status of the Afghan women。Some western countries are providing so called asylum to these Afghan women.

So what do you think of these？

Yue:Yes，we also noticed those issues, if we want to win a sustainable peace，stability and reconstruction，to win the final solution of the political settlement of the issue, we have challenges and tasks ahead. My impression is that many countries hold that we should very much guard against hegemonism, guard against the double standards, guard against what some other countries said, so called geopolitical narratives，all those either cold war thinking or the old ways of power politics. This is actually an issue concerning the common good of international society， concerning the peace，stability，security，not only about Afghanistan, but also in the region and in the world.

Those challenges would include drug problem，narcotics planting，the terrorism threat, and how to make sure to see a country finally get their destiny into their own hands， how they make their own country stand up again independently, and to go along according to their own conditions and situations，realize their reconstruction and prosperity and enjoy the common development with their neighbors in the region and return to the international community.