The rapid collapse of the US-backed government in Afghanistan and the chaotic evacuation of Americans from Kabul could not only be “a powerful shock” for Washington’s allies and partners in Asia, but also complicate China’s challenges in its regional rivalry with the US, say observers.

The rapid collapse of the US-backed government in Afghanistan and the chaotic evacuation of Americans from Kabul could not only be “a powerful shock” for Washington’s allies and partners in Asia, but also complicate China’s challenges in its regional rivalry with the US, say observers. 美國支持的阿富汗政府的迅速垮台以及美國人從喀布爾的混亂撤離，不僅可能對華盛頓的亞洲盟友和合作夥伴構成“強烈衝擊”，而且還會使中國在與美國的地區競爭中面臨的挑戰複雜化。 觀察員。